"That this House is appalled, but barely surprised, at the revelations in M15 files regarding the bizarre and inhumane proposals to use pigeons as flying bombs; recognises the important and live-saving role of carrier pigeons in two world wars and wonders at the lack of gratitude towards these gentle creatures; and believes that humans represent the most obscene, perverted, cruel, uncivilised and lethal species ever to inhabit the planet and looks forward to the day when the inevitable asteroid slams into the earth and wipes them out thus giving nature the opportunity to start again."
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Members of the Parliament of the United KingdomLabour Party (UK) politiciansPeople from BelfastAnimal rights activistsActivists from Northern Ireland
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EDM (Early Day Motion) 1255 proposed by Tony Banks in the House of Commons (21 May 2004); quoted by Parliamentary Information Management Service.
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Tony Banks, Baron Stratford
Anthony Louis "Tony" Banks, Baron Stratford (8 April 1942 – 8 January 2006) was a British Labour politician who served as a member of Parliament from 1983 to 2005 and subsequently as a member of the House of Lords. He served as Minister for Sport from 1997 to 1999.
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