What Was Happening While Mps Were Focusing On Last Week’S Gay Marriage Vote?

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2276775/Anger-MPs-quietly-water-safeguards-secret-justice-focus-gay-marriage-debate.html#axzz2KPXE0d8X

The Ministry of Justice made key changes to legislation that will make it easier for ministers to hold potentially embarrassing cases behind closed doors, it seems.

Most said that there were much more important things we should be concerned about than the question of gay marriages.

[Zeuhl]

Governments do sneak things through. Always have.

Blair's favourite method was to use the Privy Council in order to avoid Parliament altogether.

The fact that they allegedly used the Gay Marriage vote as a smokescreen doesn't negate the validity of the Marriage Equality legislation, as clearly the Government can use any high profile bill to do this.

All this illustrates is the lack of transparency and accountability in our so-called Democracy

[sp1814]

Wow - the Mail really can't let go, can it.

[FredPuli43]

So? Read the last few lines of the link.

None of this applies to criminal trials, all of it is subject to a judge's ruling on a case by case basis and the only cases it covers are those claimed to be where national security is involved

[pdq1]

Cameron must have a death wish by having the gay marriage vote. Now he is polled behind the Liberals for the future byelection at Eastleigh on 28 Feb which he was expected to win.

[friedgreentomato]

Because labour never said 'its a good day for bad news' or sneak things through!!

[friedgreentomato]

Hey SP its not just the Mail that can't let go!!!

[emmie]

looks like someone did, poor taste indeed

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/1823120.stm

[sp1814]

FGT

Tell me about it!

The Pope news is way more interesting...

...especially if you believe the truly AMAZING bit of gossip that's currently flying around chatrooms and Twitter at the moment.

I won't repeat it because I don't spread gossip, but I admit, I had to pop my eyes back in with warm spoons when I read it earlier.

[emmie]

the Pope going isn't interesting to most, unless you are a devout Catholic or he goes out in a blaze of scandal, in which case the press will have a field day.

[mushroom25]

Fredpauli: //None of this applies to criminal trials, all of it is subject to a judge's ruling on a case by case basis and the only cases it covers are those claimed to be where national security is involved//

would that be in the same manner that the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act won't be used to spy on those trying to get their kids into better schools, or those who don't clear up after their dogs, or those who put their bin out on the wrong day......?

[Gromit]

I expect the Mail and the other papers feel very stupid allowing themselves to be distracted by a non event like the gay marriage vote when more important stuff was going on.

Maybe the newspaper should do a proper job in future.

[emmie]

all papers get distracted by non stories, like Ed Milliband becoming our next PM, oh how i laughed at that one.

[Zeuhl]

/like Ed Milliband becoming our next PM/

It's not that unlikely em

and i say that with no enthusiasm or party favouritism at all

[FredPuli43]

mushroom, this bill requires the direction of judge and is only in cases of alleged national security. It is not about investigation.

RIPA only requires the authority of the head of the authority for councils to invoke such limited powers as it gives to them in investigation. These may only be used in matters of : detecting crime and public disorder; public safety;protecting public health; assessing and collecting taxes and levies due to a government department; national security; protecting the economic interests of the UK. It is not the fault of the Act that some idiot in a council department cannot read plain English or understand its meaning in law

[sp1814]

AOG

Are you surprised that the Daily Mail didn't pick up on the story at the time? Would you agree that they should've been concentrating on topics other than the vote last week?

[Gromit]

// all papers get distracted by non stories, like Ed Milliband becoming our next PM //

I have not noticed the papers pushing that to the front of the news agenda for a week.
Milliband has been ahead in the polls for 2 years, stretching to 10 points at times, so perhaps you should stop laughing and get out there and start working for the dynamic duo, Dave and Gorge. for

[BayBoy1]

Em 10 ,can not wait to see the look on your face ,, and i can hear you laughing ,when the cons do not get re ,elected sorry ,slip of the tongue they did not get elected the last time ....