Comments on: Hunting Vote http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2004/09/16/909 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 19:17:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Steve Bosley http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2004/09/16/909#comment-8955 Steve Bosley Thu, 23 Oct 2008 08:34:56 +0000 http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2004/09/16/909#comment-8955 Right then! Lets be honist! The PM saw that fox hunting is in no way cruel and should not be banned, but he could not revoke the ban because this would cause uproar by "Anti Hunters" So he decided that the best he could do was to not ban Hunting entirely! Right then!

Lets be honist!

The PM saw that fox hunting is in no way cruel and should not be banned, but he could not revoke the ban because this would cause uproar by “Anti Hunters” So he decided that the best he could do was to not ban Hunting entirely!

]]> By: Roger Huffadine http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2004/09/16/909#comment-2137 Roger Huffadine Sat, 18 Sep 2004 13:12:15 +0000 http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2004/09/16/909#comment-2137 Let's use plain English. "The PM did not like the fact that MPs had opted for a total ban and did not want to be seen to be voting for a total ban so he made sure he was elsewhere at the time of the vote," said the PMOS. Let’s use plain English.

"The PM did not like the fact that MPs had opted for a total ban and did not want to be seen to be voting for a total ban so he made sure he was elsewhere at the time of the vote," said the PMOS.

]]> By: Colonel Mad http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2004/09/16/909#comment-2134 Colonel Mad Sat, 18 Sep 2004 08:42:41 +0000 http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2004/09/16/909#comment-2134 To use the Parliament act to force through legistlation that the Prime Minister can be bothered to vote for? To use the Parliament act to force through legistlation that the Prime Minister can be bothered to vote for?

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