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  The Gay Marriage vote is a classic example of the political `whip`.
  
  In Parliament it is `openly` used and in this case it is openly used to tell party members
  
  ``your career will not progress if you do not fall in line``
  
  At County level it is also openly used but at District and Town Council level it is both open and
  
  latently covert.The leader of a political party has the power to give his `friends` and those with
  
  similar `objectives`........jobs and positions that carry extra payments to their yearly allowances.
  
  On the other hand if you are not in line with the leader...you tow the line or are persona non grata
  
  and an outsider......all without a `visible whip in operation . Locally some leaders and Cllrs deny
  
  there is a whip as it is embarrassing for both.....Cllrs deny there is a `whip` because they do not
  
  want to admit they are ``controlled``
  
  Back to the Gay Marriage vote .....the Conservatives have a ``free vote``.....their whips are very active
  
  with threats and promises........thus the need for more Independents in politics

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