Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought it was voted for by the majority of MP's in a parliament of 650 odd who were elected by those entitled to vote and in a free and fair election. I don't think it could be classed as an issue of national importance of kind the that calls for a referendum.Originally Posted by aromulus
Nope.
I am a supporter of real democratic process and, in the instance you highlighted, there was none.
Ignoring personal feelings about the subject, I felt that an issue such as fox hunting, affecting thousands, if not millions of UK citizens, should have been put to the Nation, and not arbitrarily decided behind closed doors to glean MP support for other dubious policies.
Had it not been for the fact that it's a sport (for want of a better word) that is supported and indulged in by the upper classes and royalty no less, it would have been banned many years ago at the same time as cock fighting and dog fighting etc.
To be honest, I couldn't care less if they chase little foxes and let the hounds tear them apart, but to me this whole argument just smacks of one law for the rich, who can afford to sit on a horse and watch the animal being killed and another law for the rest of us, who shouldn't be encouraged to indulge in such bloodlust in the name of sport.
