Latest on meeting with Charles Hendry MP
SnowdropExplodes, 07 Jul 2006 03:49:58
I've had a bit of a setback on my meeting with my MP, Charles Hendry (Conservative) - originally I had a 1/2 hr meeting scheduled (not at the best venue, it was going to be in a local cafe!) His office called me to say that he would not be able to make it, and I have had to arrange a new meeting with him, later on the same day, at his surgery. This, unfortunately, will only be a 15 minute meeting.
Please can someone give me the source for the David Cameron quotation on the Backlash website? Was it quoted from a newspaper article, or a speech he gave, and if so, what was the date/location/publication?
I hope I'll have time to ask Mr Hendry MP about how we get ourselves onto the Party conference fringe as well, since I haven't seen a lot of information about that on here, or if anyone is planning it. I've already said I'll do the Lib Dems' conference because it's sufficiently local to me, but I'm not going to assume the procedure is the same for all the parties.
Ta,
SnowdropExplodes
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demolitionred, 07 Jul 2006 11:52:33
http://www.mediawatchuk.org/newsbriefs/Spring2006.htm
During the lengthy election process for the new Leader of the Conservative Party John Beyer wrote to David Cameron and David Davis posing the following question:
“We remain very concerned about the seemingly unhindered growth of the pornography industry since the passing of the Obscene Publications Act in 1959. In the last 46 years pornography has become a major international racket with interests in publishing, film, broadcasting and now the Internet. We believe that pornography undermines human dignity and has a very harmful effect on personal relationships and it has contributed to family breakdown, the continually rising incidence of sex crime (up another 12 per cent according to figures published today, 21 October) and is contributing to the sexual health crisis, particularly among the younger generation. We are aware of your policy to strengthen family life and that this is one of your priorities. We would like to know whether you are in favour of the Government’s very limited proposals on possession of violent and abusive pornography on the Internet or whether you would initiate and/or support measures to extend the reach of the law to cover a much wider range of pornographic material?”
Mr Cameron’s replied: “Exploitative pornography is clearly distasteful. I believe, however, that adults must be allowed to make decisions for themselves. Our attention should be focused on ensuring that effective action is taken to prevent child pornography and to reduce the chance of pornography falling into the hands of children.”