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I recently listened with interest when I heard a story about antis causing trouble for Cornwall Council. The issue stemmed from a new street sign bearing the name ‘Tally

Ho’, perhaps unsurprising given the region’s strong hunting connections. The antis thought the name inappropriate and have raised the issue with the council, as they feel any reference to hunting or fieldsports to be in poor taste.

Given that the furore all blew up around 15 September, which has long been honoured as Battle of Britain Day, I felt that the antis’ complaint was perhaps taken rather too literally. Many fighter squadrons famously employed the ‘tally-ho’

The phrase ‘tally-ho’ was used by fighter squadrons in World War II