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Barryw
An interesting past, for those of you that may want to know, heres how i got involved.
Coming from a family background where my dad(sadly no longer with us)being a leading trade unionist for the post office union, and always standing for the Labour party in the then, Barton ward at that time one of the safest tory seats in Dover and knowing he wouldnt win, but adament to give the tories a run evey election.
He told me I would never make a cllr(after 25 years being a cllr he was probably right lol)
Before getting into politics all those years ago, I was disgusted at that time that the tories with little justification gassing badgers.
So upset I wrote to all 3 major parties asking them there views on the gassing and would they stop it.
The tories pointed out the scientist view on what badgers were supposed to carry, yet other scientists stated this could be carried by domestic cats, dogs, cows, yet they were not gassed.
The lib dems
said yes but no (the usual i agree but not changing it)
The labour party invited me into an open free vote debate where every member
present supported the view that gassing badgers should stop immediatly.
obviously that was great to hear, but what impressed me more was they put themselves out to let me listen to the debate.
I did soon after join the party, and the rest is history.
Could I even up my view so as to show my unbias
when labour was in opposition Elliot Morley (then fighting against animal cruelty) had a meeting at webbs hotel(remember that place)
he clearly said when (if)labour got into govt the cruelty to badgers would stop, sadly the killing of badgers continued under a labour govt, i sent a letter to E Morley disgusted with his turn around.
So there you have it a small insight