ABSTRACT
David Sibley in his excellent book Geographies of Exclusion (1995) quotes from a speech by the Conservative MP Sir Cranley Onslow during the second reading of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Bill (1994):
Part V [the section of the bill dealing with public order differences] and its provisions to strengthen the position of those people who want law and order to prevail in the countryside are an important departure from precedent. The creation of a new offence of aggravated trespass is a significant step forward that will be widely welcomed in all parts of the country where people have become all too used to disorder, intimidation and violence prevailing and interrupting the lawful pursuits of those who live in the country, value it and want to continue with their countryside sports.
