Leaving aside the likelihood of a hung Parliament ...
Isn't it comforting that a simple free vote on the issue will put it to bed in next to no time, rather than the palaver we had with Blair eating up huge amounts of Parliamentary time on the issue as a sop to keep his lefty backbenchers under the NuLabour thumb.
---------- Post added at 09:11 ---------- Previous post was at 09:07 ----------
Good find though Daddy. This bit is quite telling:
Quote:
|
It is targeting 140 MPs who voted for the 2004 Hunting Act, which makes it illegal to use dogs to hunt down foxes and other wild animals. The hunts currently stay within the law by laying a scent trail for the hounds to follow. Its contribution to the Conservative campaign is in mobilising hundreds, and perhaps thousands, of volunteers.
|
This is what happens when democracy is used as a fig leaf to disguise naked class prejudice.