tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22057922.post8356061185869744212..comments2023-10-30T14:03:37.394+00:00Comments on Lindylooz Muze: Would a vote against Trident have undermined FPC?Linda Jackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05155438246679688058noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22057922.post-46025641555180432132007-03-22T18:50:00.000+00:002007-03-22T18:50:00.000+00:00The Future of Trident Working Party voted 6 to 3 f...The Future of Trident Working Party voted 6 to 3 for the Ming position.<BR/>The Parliamentary Party didn't vote !<BR/>FPC didn't actually vote but 15 spoke in favour of the Ming position and 4 against. The conference voted roughly 554 for the Ming position, 514 against. If 20 people had voted the other way (or if a few more Scots had turned up) FPC and the parliamentary party's authority at representatives would rightly have been undermined. However, the whole process was a better example of democracy that the House of Commons, where not a single MP proposed not replacing Trident. By the way, the Ming position can be found at page 862 of the Kama Sutra.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03281231409865527752noreply@blogger.com