50 senior local Tories write open letter to support same-sex marriage

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  1. Robert in S. Kensington  4 Feb 2013, 3:09pm  Report
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    Fantastic, about bloody time. I thank and salute them. Tomorrow will be a momentous historic day as the bill passes.

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  2. Craig Denney  4 Feb 2013, 3:10pm  Report
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    Well that tells them right-wingers where to go!

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  3. It will be interesting to see if the BBC puts this news story on their news channel

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    1. D.McCabe  4 Feb 2013, 3:17pm  Report
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      I doubt it!

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    2. The anti-Gay marriage letter was the top story on the BBC News website yesterday. I assume the BBC will now give this story a similar profile on its website.

      I am concerned that, increasingly, the BBC is too quick to offer platform to anti-Gay marriage stories and ignores the pro-stories.

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      1. PantoHorse  4 Feb 2013, 5:18pm  Report
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        Me too. They seem to be very biased in favour of the anti brigade.

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      2. For once they have actually reported it (not actually read it yet),
        and it’s not a top story but at least it’s on there.

        http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-21327650

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    3. Ray123  4 Feb 2013, 4:43pm  Report
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      Surely they can’t not, given the prolonged publicity they gave to the opposition?

      They are paid and *trusted* to be impartial.

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  4. D.McCabe  4 Feb 2013, 3:18pm  Report
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    It is good to see that some Conservatives actually know what was in their own party manifesto at the last election.

    While this is good, it is just a shame that these aren’t the ones that are currently sat in parliament.

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  5. Robert (Kettering)  4 Feb 2013, 3:27pm  Report
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    This is good news and one in the eye for the right wing, religious bigots who have been so vocal of late.

    I can’t wait for tomorrow’s vote and hope for a huge majority “for” SSM.

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  6. Riondo  4 Feb 2013, 3:39pm  Report
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    Many Tories are recovering to the pragmatic self-interest which used to be their hallmark and which La Thatcher helped them to forget: you can be a bigoted loony or you can win elections. In most circumstances you cannot do both. It’s actually helping lgb people this time, and thank goodness for that!

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  7. Merlyn  4 Feb 2013, 6:21pm  Report
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    Having talked to a few local Conservatives, it does seem to me that a lot of them are far more enlightened and far more in tune with the times than their parliamentary colleagues. I guess that might be because they have far more contact with ordinary people.

    Regardless of what your political alignment might be, I think these Conservatives who have been standing up to the right-wing of their party, including David Cameron, deserve a lot of credit!

    ^-^

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