Guardian: 400,000 bring rural protest to London

Tania Branigan. In response to speculation that he might propose a licensing system, Alun Michael said yesterday: "A lot of people have recognised that the two sides have become too polarised. Activities with dogs may be no more cruel, or actually less cruel, than other ways of dealing with it. On the other hand, people are saying we cannot just go on as we always have done. But that doesn't necessarily mean accepting the 'middle way' option."