JD wrote:
captain cab wrote:
Take the recent and current debate about road charging. The liberal prats who wear horrible knitted jumpers and go to the Lake District on a weekend wearing cagoules, the same ones who got foxhunting stopped, think we should all pay by the mile on our roads. Some idiot even suggested it would end fuel tax.
The Foxhunting hunting bill was a free vote, the majority of liberals wanted the middle way which was licensing hunts, the majority of the Tories wanted self regulation and the majority of Labour MP's wanted an outright ban. the voting was as follows.
Commons,
Support... Object... Majority...
Self Regulation 155... 399.. 244 against
Statutory Licensing 182... 282.. 200 against
Outright ban 387... 174.. 213 in support
Lords.
Self Regulation 249... 108.. 141 in support
Statutory Licensing 122... 202.. 80 against
Outright ban 68... 317.. 249 against I don't hunt myself but I just thought I would put the record straight and remind everyone that hunting was a free vote. MP's were asked to vote on three options, the option which became law was that of a total ban. That particular option was supported by the majority of Labour MP's so if anyone is to blame for banning hunting it is Labour MP's.
No doubt if the Tories ever get back in power then Hunting will enivitably become either licensed or self regulatory. Thats the stupidity of MP's not finding working solutions that satisfy all parties and all walks of life.
Regards
JD
Foxhunting.
Now there was a very interesting chap on the Today programme (R4) this morning. At this time of the year, they invite guest speakers on to the show to suggest a bad law that should be repealed.This morning the speaker said the Hunting with hounds Act should go.
Why?
Because it allows the hunting of Rats but not mice.
The accidental killing of a fox, but not the deliberate killing.
Hunting with two, but not three hounds.
The only person to be prosecuted so far was guilty of NOT killing the fox.
So who was the speaker? Didn't catch his name, but he was speaking on behalf of the LEAGUE AGAINST CRUEL SPORTS.
The act is a poor piece of legislation put into law by vindictive MP's who were out to deny "toffs in hunting pink" their fun.
And you end up with an unenforcable piece of poo.
Which is why a change in legislation in Taxi and PH law is unlikely in the lifetime of this government.
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