Comments on: Fox Hunting http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2004/09/15/894 Every day the Prime Minister's Spokesman meets a small coterie of political journalists known as 'the lobby' for a topical chat, or 'briefing'. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:02:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Red Robbo http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2004/09/15/894#comment-2125 Red Robbo Fri, 17 Sep 2004 08:44:06 +0000 http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2004/09/15/894#comment-2125 Well I hope the Labour MPs who voted to ban hunting and are so keen to see the Parliament Act brought into play, remember that "you reap what you sow" and that using the "Nuclear Option" for what to the vast majority of the electorate is an irrelevent issue, only lowers the threshhold for use of the Act, by a future Right wing government who also perhaps has a wish to abolish a minority interest which they don't share, such as trade union membership. Well I hope the Labour MPs who voted to ban hunting and are so keen to see the Parliament Act brought into play, remember that "you reap what you sow" and that using the "Nuclear Option" for what to the vast majority of the electorate is an irrelevent issue, only lowers the threshhold for use of the Act, by a future Right wing government who also perhaps has a wish to abolish a minority interest which they don’t share, such as trade union membership.

]]> By: Roger Huffadine http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2004/09/15/894#comment-2121 Roger Huffadine Thu, 16 Sep 2004 13:23:52 +0000 http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2004/09/15/894#comment-2121 It just amazes me that our elected representatives can spent so much of our money and their time on a minor issue like fox hunting. Where many of them appear to have concluded that foxes have human traits such as the recognition of life and death and the ability to rationalise being chased by dogs as indicating imminent death. On the other hand they are perfectly willing to join Mr Liar in breaking promises to humans. The humans asked Labour to not introduce top up fees and some voted for Labour because of the promise. I am not aware of the foxes asking for a bill or of foxes voting for Labour. and finally Yes if the deal is a binary, hunt foxes or no top up fees then as we don't yet have Animal Farm I vote to continue hunting and getting rid of top up fees. It just amazes me that our elected representatives can spent so much of our money and their time on a minor issue like fox hunting. Where many of them appear to have concluded that foxes have human traits such as the recognition of life and death and the ability to rationalise being chased by dogs as indicating imminent death.

On the other hand they are perfectly willing to join Mr Liar in breaking promises to humans.

The humans asked Labour to not introduce top up fees and some voted for Labour because of the promise.

I am not aware of the foxes asking for a bill or of foxes voting for Labour.

and finally Yes if the deal is a binary, hunt foxes or no top up fees then as we don’t yet have Animal Farm I vote to continue hunting and getting rid of top up fees.

]]> By: Gregory Block http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2004/09/15/894#comment-2118 Gregory Block Thu, 16 Sep 2004 10:56:43 +0000 http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2004/09/15/894#comment-2118 You saying you'd rather see an end to top-up-fees instead of an end to the hunt? I'm not saying I wouldn't rather the same, but both statements reflect "interesting morals and values". :) You saying you’d rather see an end to top-up-fees instead of an end to the hunt?

I’m not saying I wouldn’t rather the same, but both statements reflect "interesting morals and values". :)

]]> By: Roger Huffadine http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2004/09/15/894#comment-2112 Roger Huffadine Wed, 15 Sep 2004 19:36:24 +0000 http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2004/09/15/894#comment-2112 Happy to live up to manifesto commitments on animals BUT Happy to renege on human issues like University Top Up Fees Hummm interesting morals and values Happy to live up to manifesto commitments on animals
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Happy to renege on human issues like University Top Up Fees

Hummm interesting morals and values

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