There's nothing in the article to suggest they actually did have to (quite the contrary -- the government had been replying for ages that there wasn't a need fo

There's nothing in the article to suggest they actually did have to (quite the contrary -- the government had been replying for ages that there wasn't a need for a ban). Perhaps I'm cynical, but it seems to have gone like this... "Minister, when will the Government ban bandersnatches from school cupboards?" "Um, I'm pretty sure there aren't any bandersnatches in the school cupboards..." "Minister refuses to ban bandersnatches from school cupboards! Everyone, sign our petition to insist that school cupboards are no place for a bandersnatch, and join our team!" "I really don't think we have any..." "The government is still refusing to institute a proper ban on keeping them in school cupboards, and putting our children's education at risk! Like us on Facebook! Tweet our campaign link! With your help we can make them move on this!" "But we really... oh, forget it, fine, we hereby ban bandersnatches from school cupboards, will you go away now please?" "Hooray! Thanks to our campaign, the government has finally banned bandersnatches from school broom cupboards. This is why you should donate to us -- remember, we're the organisation that finally made the government ban bandersnatches from school cupboards, and you can make your donation to us at this address..."