It will be the public that do the talking, in terms of ticket sales in 2012 in particular, but surely I cannot be alone in being severely critical of the two boards who, by staging so many matches against each other, are cheapening cricket's most anticipated contest.

BBC: Jonathan Agnew column

Many MLAs spoke against the staging of coursing events where muzzled greyhounds race after a hare.

BBC: Assembly move over coursing ban

Gun control is but a single staging arena among many for such tactics, but an important one where the outcome will reflect much about what the future has in store for us and future generations.

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