I congratulate Carla Lane for having the courage of her convictions by handing back her OBE (August 19).
Non-celebrities can support Carla by "handing back" their Labour vote at the next local and general elections, by spoiling their ballot paper in protest at the Blair Government's failure to investigate the "effectiveness" and "justification" of animal experiments made in its New Life For Animals leaflet, published ahead of the 1997 General Election.
By awarding a CBE to Brian Cass, it is clear Labour's priorities have sidelined animals. He was managing director of Huntingdon Life Sciences when it was found guilty of cruelty to animals during medical experiments.
In the words of Tony Benn: "If you can't change policy by changing the Government, why bother to vote?"
-David Hammond, North Court, Hassocks
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