Later this spring, the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill will return to the House of Commons for its Third Reading. If the House of Lords represents the feelings of the British public as well as it did last July, MPs are likely once again to debate a proposal to reduce the age of homosexual consent from 18 to 16. Once again, 'gay rights' groups will feel that another milestone is within their grasp, and once again, opponents of the move will be dismissed as narrow-minded, bigoted homophobes and worse.
In view of January's Commons majority of 313 to 130 in favour of the liberalisation of the law, many of us may be inclined to think there is no point lobbying MPs this time round.
If you are tempted to think along those lines, we would encourage you to think again. Write to your MP by all means, but on top of that, why not take the time to go and see him or her? Most MPs have a regular 'surgery' in their constituency, when you can go and meet them and express your concerns to them in person.
