On 25 March 2010 15:07, Robert Bronsdon <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, 25 Mar 2010 14:51:30 -0000, Andrew Montgomery-Hurrell > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > must have struck the organisers as a bad idea > > > why organise something at a time guaranteed to > > undermine that? > > I don't wish to theorise or run conspiracies up but this seems to be > exactly the point. To stop the whole process working properly. > > There are large lobbying bodies with large amounts of expendable cash who > want this bill through quickly - just saying. > > Rob > > Well yes, it was more a rhetorical question really. The conspiracy theorist in me is suspect. In regards to lobbying and what not, this is why we need more transparency in the whole lobbying/donations/etc process. It would not do to have all the people in charge of all the rigmarole surrounding bills like these being in the back pockets of one side or another.
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