And so he should, but he is not going to do that simply by defending the status quo, no matter that the instincts of the British voter, and his party’s name, speak of conservatism. He should recognise that electoral reform is not only in his party’s crude interest because the present system is biased against it, but it would help it lay claim to a more open style of politics. But he also needs to adopt controversial positions on issues of principle which cut across expectations of his own party and help it break out of the English nationalist ghetto.A staunch defence of civil liberties, individualism and pluralism is a platform waiting to be seized by any of the political leaders – Mr Hague could get there first.. At best, they are like a very run- down and out of control housing estate. These minks have known no other life but hardship, crime and deprivation. They lounge about in twos and threes, planning more petty crime and vandalism. They especially hate animal rights supporters, rather as delinquents hate social workers.

Minks are the underclass of the natural world.Gosh! That is even more scary than I had hoped! Do they also hate the water vole?They couldn’t give a monkey’s for the water vole. To them, the water vole is just another middle class, Observer-reading victim for slaughter. Does anyone actually hate the Liberal Democrats? The water voles are the Lib Dems of the river bank.Are the minks bent on world domination, then?No They do not have the imagination They just want their share. They are like any exotic species which is imported into a place without natural enemies, and runs amok, breeding, spreading and taking over.Are you thinking of the rabbit in Australia? Or the rhododendron on National Trust properties?I was thinking of the Anglo-Saxon invasion of Britain, actually. With mink-like savagery the Saxon race spread through the island, displacing the British inhabitants mercilessly.Gosh! What happened to those poor people?They fled to the Welsh hills and became the Welsh.How awful for them!Do not feel sorry for the Welsh. They will insult you and say, “Try to turn us into little fur wraps, would you? Have another think, cully!” They have foul breath and bad personal habits and their only redeeming feature, if it can be called that, is a fondness for the works of Andrew Lloyd Webber .Why are they so foul?Because they have grown up on a mink farm Do not be misled by the word “farm” We are not talking about bucolic idylls Farms today are more like prisons or concentration camps.

I suspect I am not entirely alone in my dreams, but I also imagine they will remain dreams Pity.DAVID HARVEYTynemouthTyne & Wear. TELL ME about the terrible mink threat, then. What do you want to know about the terrible mink threat?
I want to know how how terrible it is.It’s terrible.More…It’s really terrible.More…It’s really, really terrible. Hordes of minks, with sharp fangs and blood- lust, are spreading out along the waterways of this country, exterminating native life wherever they go.