But today the Women’s Institute has found itself embroiled in a fierce row over foxhunting. Anger has flared within the once-genteel organisation after its members’ magazine, WI Life, accepted an advert from the League Against Cruel Sports pressure group. The advert was designed to sway opinion ahead of a forthcoming National Trust vote on whether to ban trail hunting on its land. Advertisements appearing in WI Life are not endorsed by the National Federation of Women’s Institutes and don’t necessarily reflect the views of the organisation.’Pictured, the front cover of a Women's Institute Magazine. Institute members famously heckled Tony Blair when he addressed their conference in 2000.

Source: Daily Mail September 11, 2021 22:18 UTC