I'm not surprised to hear this, as I have not heard much that suggests to me that they have been a truly unified, effective and Conservative party......not that the Republicans over here have been much better. Guns are one issue (and one of the ONLY issues) that the R's will stand firm on these days (by and large....there's always the occasional RINO idiot) as they know they'll be cut off at the knees if they dare to backpedal on that.
They can take a hike if they think they’re going to make political capital out of it.
It seems that just like so many pols over here they are counting on a very, very short memory on the part of the voting public. I find this astonishing in the internet age where anyone can research a pol's voting record in mere moments, but they continue to believe that they can remake and remodel themselves as the winds of opportunity dictate, and assume that they can pull the wool over the voters' eyes.
and it was the Daily Mail along with all but one of the rest of the UK press that actively supported the ban.
Although the DM occasionally has some interesting articles, they appear to be very opportunistic and will follow whatever trend or ideological fashion that they think will sell papers.....they don't seem to have any center or soul.
A contrast could be seen with the Sun. Although 98% of what they print is idiotic celebrity-oriented meaningless trash, it seems that whenever they do get around to print an article on the WOT or the troops they've been extremely supportive, at least over the past few years. They usually get the best photos and have always, from what I've seen, been supportive of the fighting forces and they seem to have an appreciation of the threats that the West is up against. They seem to be a solidly law-and-order bunch on the home front as well. Too bad the vast bulk of what they print otherwise is meaningless.
some interesting background info here
Interesting indeed, thanks for posting.
no problem; the thread in the link I’ve posted is still going and the subject of arming the police comes up on this forces/police site every now and again.