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2008-11-29 Britain

Conservative shadow minister arrested after obtaining leaked Whitehall documents.

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Posted by classer 2008-11-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 This story should be more worrying to rantburgers than any other story.

It's basically the U.K. going a bit fascist.

I've been expecting something like this for a while. Gordon Brown is mentally ill and considers his own interests and the countries to be the same.

Worry.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2008-11-29 02:45|| 2008-11-29 02:45|| Front Page Top

#2 I'm hoping it was just Ian Blair's last vengeful swipe at the Tories who had been amongst the most outspoken in pointing out his gross incompetence over the years. The self same Ian Blair who complained that his position had been undermined by politics and yet who had been the most politicising Met chief, AFAIK, in memory. Seems Blair would have made a great Beria to Brown's Stalin. Hey, maybe he'll come back from the political dead, like Mandelson, to resume his arrests

Posted by Bulldog 2008-11-29 05:26|| 2008-11-29 05:26|| Front Page Top

#3 Isn't the British PM an elected dictator? That is to say the British constitution is not one of limited delegated powers from a sovereign people with checks and balances from independently accountable branches of government.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-11-29 05:30|| 2008-11-29 05:30|| Front Page Top

#4 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/matthew_parris/article5254217.ece

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2008-11-29 06:08|| 2008-11-29 06:08|| Front Page Top

#5 What's telling is that Green was detained but those who have left defense and security secrets on the Tube have not.

Posted by lotp 2008-11-29 11:01|| 2008-11-29 11:01|| Front Page Top

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