[Media-watch] While soldiers die in their name.. MPs do this!

[Julian Petley]

Perhaps the most depressing aspect of this ludicrous pantomime is that the 
'story' on which the motion is based isn't even true!

Julian Petley.
 
On Tue, 1 Apr 2003 11:22:14 +0000 iainc2003 <iainc2003 at tesco.net> wrote:

> THIS IS NOT A APRIL FOOL I WISH IT WAS!
> This is the what makes the British House of Commons so much superior to our 
> trivia issues obsessed Scottish Parliament
> 
> An Early Day Motion supported by 6 MP's reprinted below
> 
> 963 Hot Cross Buns                               26:03:3
> 
> Andrew Rosindell
> Miss Ann Widdecombe
> Mr Bill Wiggin
> Mrs Marion Roe
> Sir Nicholas Winterton
> Mr Nicholas Soames
> 
> That the House is appalled at the decision by somal local authorities in the 
> United Kingdom to ban Hot Croos Buns from Schools; believes the hot cross buns 
> to be a splendid Easter Tradition that represents the Christian heritage of 
> Britain; and encourages all schools in the United Kingdom to ignore such 
> politically correct advice from local authorities and continue to serve hot 
> cross buns.
> 
>   As a amendment to Andrew Rosindell's proposed Motion (Hot Cross Buns):
> Angela Watkinson
> Mr Desmond Swayne
> Mr Mark Hoban
> Mr David Ruffley
> Mr Peter Luff
> 
>     Line 3, after 'Britain , insert 'notes that the Jewish, Muslim and Hindu 
> communities are unlikely to appreciate such tokenism:'.          27:3:03
> 
> Personally i think the MP's who considered this nonsense worthy enough to add an 
> amendment to it are the ones who need to get a life!. We all knew hopefully
>  that Ann Widdecombe doesn't live in the same reality as the rest of us.  The 
> House of Commons Early day motions website is at 
> http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmedm/30331e01.pdf if you want to 
> see how our mps are wasting their time on our behalf.
> Regards
> Iain Campbell
> 
> 
> 
> 
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Julian Petley
Brunel University, UK
hsstjjp at brunel.ac.uk