For all my disdain for the main political parties, I have always said that when ANY politician from ANY party says something worthwhile, I will applaud him. I have always tried to live up to that commitment on the few occasions when the opportunity has presented itself.
Today is one such occasion.
For over 100 years, Trentham has been used as a firing range not only by the army but also by a variety of local, national and international sporting groups. However, as a result of spurious British research which indicates that bullets may be able to ricochet over mountains, the Army, without consultation and without warning, has decided to close Trentham to live fire. It does not appear to matter that there has never been an accident. The Army, in its wisdom, has apparently decided it's better to be safe than sorry and close the range. But questions are now being asked as to whether safety is the real motive, since there is a view that it has been used as a front to progress the present government's anti-gun agenda.