More farmland off limits

So another pro fox hunting farming family begins a campaign of non-cooperation:

Pat and Raymond Ford are withdrawing permission for an overhead electricity line due to be built across their land at Alverdiscott, near Bideford.

Mrs Ford said: "We are very sad that we have come to this situation.

"But we feel that Parliament has not listed to us."

Geoffrey Cox at Witheridge has written to the water companies, Western Power Distribution, BT, Devon County Council and environment ministry Defra.

The letters say that access to his farm is prohibited unless prior written permission is sought.

But if vehicles are allowed in, they will have to be disinfected and pressure washed according to a strict interpretation of government guidelines.

So, let’s see if we can spot the first accusation from a government mouthpiece that this kind of behaviour is petty and counter productive. At that point we will know that it is starting to have an affect.