And yet you can go into your local Asda and pick up the latest blood 'n' guts gore fest on DVD or computer game and no one bats an eyelid !confused!
Petition to Legalise R18
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Two examples hardly make a case.
The vast majority of protests [even massive one such as the anti-Iraq one]
fall on deaf [or at least uncaring] ears.
That's not to say one shouldn't protest- I'm all for it- just don't bet your
house on winning.
The only constituency Westminster cares about is the 0.5% swing voters-
as long as they're reasonably satisfied the rest of us can go hang. If we
don't reform the electoral process soon to eliminate this massive distortion
of the popular will we'll be in deep shit indeed.
The vast majority of protests [even massive one such as the anti-Iraq one]
fall on deaf [or at least uncaring] ears.
That's not to say one shouldn't protest- I'm all for it- just don't bet your
house on winning.
The only constituency Westminster cares about is the 0.5% swing voters-
as long as they're reasonably satisfied the rest of us can go hang. If we
don't reform the electoral process soon to eliminate this massive distortion
of the popular will we'll be in deep shit indeed.
"a harmless drudge, that busies himself in tracing the original, and detailing the
signification...."
signification...."
Re: Petition to Legalise R18
"Call me jaded if you like but my experience of growing up in this country tells me that petitions or protests have no effect. During the Thatcher years our streets were full of protesters shouting "maggie maggie maggie out out out!" but it changed nothing....She stayed in power until her own party got rid of her eventually."
True, going head-on against a central policy that way very a very prominent election manifesto pledge probably won't achieve much. The tories WANTED a fight. They wanted to settle the argument about who ran the country - government or unions. Unions had brought down the previous tory government and the country had become bancrupt under Labour.
But I don't remember banning porn being a manifesto pledge. They just wouldn't be that stupid - voters under 40 are much more active than ones over 60, and many are young men with, er, healthy interests.
As long as there isn't an out and out conflict with policy, a petition stands a chance of getting noticed. This one can be supported by MPs without them worrying about thir reputations - the current law doesn't work, and it makes it better. Shit, it could even get them more votes.
Sorry for the long answer !
True, going head-on against a central policy that way very a very prominent election manifesto pledge probably won't achieve much. The tories WANTED a fight. They wanted to settle the argument about who ran the country - government or unions. Unions had brought down the previous tory government and the country had become bancrupt under Labour.
But I don't remember banning porn being a manifesto pledge. They just wouldn't be that stupid - voters under 40 are much more active than ones over 60, and many are young men with, er, healthy interests.
As long as there isn't an out and out conflict with policy, a petition stands a chance of getting noticed. This one can be supported by MPs without them worrying about thir reputations - the current law doesn't work, and it makes it better. Shit, it could even get them more votes.
Sorry for the long answer !