Where does Peter Lilley really stand on seal clubbing?
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 UPDATE: Peter Lilley’s office says the Twitter account is not operated by him. I’ve asked again that he clarify his position on seal slubbing and the EU bill to ban seal products. There’s a cutting and powerful blogpost over on Letters from a Tory, which takes the form of a letter to Stockwell Day, Canada’s socially conservative international trade minister who is leading the fight against the EU ban on the import of seal products. In a damning condemnation of his party’s views on animal hunting, the letter – written by a Conservative voter who describes himself as “a centre-right social conservative with hints of economic liberalism and fiscal conservativism as well” – says: “Canada is already threatening to go to the World Trade Organization (WTO) to challenge the ban…luckily for you, the vast majority of Conservatives will support you because making a sport out of murdering animals is something that many of them hold dear.” I initially thought the le
