Equality?

We're in Camden at the animal hospital. Cas the rat is in for his post-operative check-up. He's still incredibly unsteady and doesn't seem to be cleaning himself very well; neither of which bodes well for the long term, but we're doing our best. Why on earth do people have pets? 

Today has been about condensing the Pepys Motet for twenty voices whilst simultaneously ticking admin jobs off an ever-growing list. They say if you want something doing properly it's best to ask a busy man, and I've been like an efficiency machine all day. 

The Commons voted heavily in favour of introducing gay marriage in the UK last night, which felt like a mini-victory against bigotry. Our local MP, the wonderful Lynne Featherstone was very active in bringing the bill to parliament and seemed to be on an absolute high last night. The majority was 225, which is high by pretty much any standard. 

Sadly, there are still 175 (apparently) intelligent MPs who plainly still believe that society will collapse if same sex couples are allowed to express their love in the same way as heterosexuals, which begs a single question; has society collapsed in Holland or Sweden where gay marriage has been legal for some time?

Let's turn our attentions now to the countries who treat their gay people really badly. Russia. Uganda. Sri Lanka. Iran. Fabulously well-ordered, peaceful countries. Thank God they're keeping the gays in check.

The only Labour MP who voted against the bill in London was Stephen Pound, who I genuinely thought was dead. It's good to know the old git's still with us. I'm sure God will now welcome him with open arms when he finally shuffles into the proverbial subset.