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Andrew Pakes Articles

Hunt vote hardly rises to challenges of the country

Five years after first making a manifesto promise to give the pro-hunting lobby a free vote in parliament, David Cameron will make good on his words this week. The hunting ban has been good business for the Conservative leadership. The promise of a free vote in 2010...
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Beyond the leadership race – what does Labour stand for?

‘You’re right about the NHS, but I can’t vote for you.’ For the last 10 days of the election I sat in my office everyday calling undecided voters. I had some great conversations, but when it came to the punchline too many people were not prepared to put their trust in...
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Time for Turing’s law

Another step towards equality was taken today when Ed Miliband committed a Labour government to introducing ‘Turing’s Law’ to extend the right to a posthumous pardon to other gay men persecuted under the same historic indecency laws as the Bletchley Park codebreaker....
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We why need to defend the Hunting Act

Ten years ago today the hunting ban came into force, not just outlawing the cruel pursuit of fox hunting but also other so-called blood sports. Ten years on, it is worth reflecting on the huge national and parliamentary campaign that we needed to ban the outdated...
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