The Government Has More Important Issues To Deal With Than Gay Marriage...

[sp1814]

An oft-heard cant from some quarters...

If we accept that, can anyone explain why, after the bill has been passed, some quarters of the press are still banging on about it???

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2274675/It-isnt-oppose-gay-marriage-bigots--liberals-demonise-them.html#axzz2K98y4s4D

Why can't the political right accept the views of the nation and it's democratically elected parliament?

[askyourgran]

Because at the moment this 'democratically elected parliament' and the one before it, is a crock of sugar and no-one can believe half of the stuff that is being sent out from there. There are far more urgent matters for attention which Cameron is dithering about.

[askyourgran]

True triggs, have a party hat and a popper.

[emmie]

whilst i am not for nor against the policy, you said the views of the nation, now quite honestly how do you know that, as there are many who are against it. and is it simply the views of the right, because you quoted one paper>

[emmie]

we are being told the whole nations agrees with this or that, when there is no referendum, nation wide poll, nor indeed those millions who disagree, and it will be across all divides who are patently ignored. Let us not bang on about it anymore, and don't provide more links to it, it's done and can't be undone, but it disingenuous to say the whole nation.

[sp1814]

em10 - actually, you're right. I should have said 'the majority of the nation', rather the 'whole nation'.

Every poll taken in the last year on marriage equality shows that those against it are in a minority.

One poll might be incorrect, but it would be strange if ALL of them were.

[emmie]

sorry to be pedantic, but nowhere on any poll does it say majority, i expect there are lots of people who don't like this, or lots who don't care one way or the other, or indeed lots who won't say they are against it for fear of castigation. i don't care one way or the other, and i truly think that politicians of all sides have more important things to concern themselves with.
i see that an agreement budget has been reached for the EU, 840 billion, now that is something to be concerned about.

[mushroom25]

///the bill has been passed///
did it go through the "lords" and I didn't notice?

[sp1814]

em10

sorry to be pedantic, but nowhere on any poll does it say majority

I've seen a couple of polls where more than 50% of those polled were in favour of marriage equality.

More than a couple actually.

Even the one commissioned by the Catholic Voice (although they his that statistic).

[FredPuli43]

Oddly 'democratically elected' has nothing to do with this topic. it was a free vote and MPs were supposed to make their own personal judgment. No more a matter of the election than a jury's verdict is, although, that said, a jury's verdict is meant to be based on evidence and not its religious convictions.

[ladybirder]

Not all old people Trigger if you don't mind.

[anotheoldgit]

This report is two days old, move on.

[pdq1]

Parliament seems to have a higher proportion of crooks and gays measured against the normal population. Why it attracts this ilk is anyones guess but they most rank amongst the most untrustworhiness of all professions.

[emmie]

sp, i have seen similar polls which say that that it's more or less split down the middle,
as to it being a case if you are old you are against, if young then you are for. Someone had better tell the young bloke in today's paper, a committed Christian, he isn't in favour, neither i suspect are many young and old. I wish we wouldn't all get lumped together like this, if you haven't been asked how would anyone know.
In pretty much the same way they can't know for sure how many are pro Europe or anti, unless you have a countrywide referendum then you can't make that statement.

[Zeuhl]

/if you haven't been asked how would anyone know. /

that's how opinion polls work em

they take a representative sample that through statistical testing and modelling should give the same result as if they did ask everybody

that's the whole point - if you ask everybody it's not a poll it's a referendum

[Noth43]

Hi sp1841, I'll admit to not reading the link you supplied because of that source and their agenda.
Politically I believe we have been sold to Germany. Brussels dictate all our laws and Brussels do what ever Merkel says because Germany paid the most into the Euro pot. However, I do lean slightly right of centre because I believe you should get out what you put in. It's a fairer system than currently being offered by socialist post communist unelected wannabe billionaires in Strasbourg.
I totally agree, there are huge issues, core values to the Tory party that should be prioritised over this tactical diversion. I think we all agree that and Cameron has committed electoral suicide by pushing this through. nobody voted for this coalition and we can all see it falling apart.