Says Tony Barnett

I HAVE JUST READ THE TRIBUTE TO SIR DAVID MONEY-COUTTS, SURELY A MAN WORTHY OF THE QUEENS KNIGHTHOOD, HOW MANY MEN AND WOMEN THAT HAVE RECEIVED SUCH RECOGNITION, SOON FALL BY THE WAYSIDE, AND INSTEAD OF USING THAT HIGH STATUS TO HELP WELL DESERVED CAUSES AND DEMOCRACY, JUST USE THE AWARDS AS STATUS SYMBOLS.

WE HAVE SUCH A PERSON IN THE PUBLIC EYE, CLAIMING TO REPRESENT NATURAL PHENOMENA, DAVID ATTENBOROUGH (SIR), IT IS JUST A STATUS SYMBOL TO HIM, HE PREACHES BUT DOES NOT PRACTICE.

SIR DAVID COUTTS, WAS FOR PEOPLE'S RIGHTS, HE MUST NOT BE FORGOTTEN OR HAVE HIS HARD FOUGHT BATTLES TO BE CONSIGNED TO THE HISTORY BOOKS AND THEN SHELVED, BHS SHOULD NOW LOOK FOR SOMEONE TO CARRY ON, WHERE NOW DAVID CANNOT.

THERE ARE STILL BATTLES TO BE FOUGHT FOR ACCESS TO OUR OPEN COUNTRYSIDE, LETS NOT FORGET.