View Single Post
Old 03-07-2010, 04:19   #575
nomadking
cf.mega poster
 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Northampton
Services: Virgin Media TV&BB 350Mb, V6 STB
Posts: 8,140
nomadking has a bronze arraynomadking has a bronze arraynomadking has a bronze array
nomadking has a bronze arraynomadking has a bronze arraynomadking has a bronze arraynomadking has a bronze arraynomadking has a bronze arraynomadking has a bronze arraynomadking has a bronze arraynomadking has a bronze array
Re: Bring Back Fox Hunting

Quote:
Originally Posted by TheDaddy View Post
Exactly, the thing that pished me of the most about the entire hunting debate was the amount of Parliamentry time it wasted, some thing like 700+ hours. Imo no matter how flawed some might think the act is, it should never be debated again in Parliament again.
If the ban wasn't introduced, would Labour have had to pay back the £1million+ in donations from an organisation, which were only made in order for a ban on fox hunting to be introduced?

Link
Quote:
The party said the Political Animal Lobby (PAL), which made a £1m donation to Labour before the general election in 1997, donated an additional £100,000 last year.
The revelation threatens to fuel claims by the Conservatives that the government was bribed to bring forward plans to ban fox hunting.
nomadking is offline   Reply With Quote