Thursday 14 July 2011

Government Inquiries

Anybody else a little cynical about the inquiries announced by the government into the phone hacking scandal? It seems that it will investigate the actualities, the police involvement and that of politicians, all under oath. Why this sudden 'no limits' approach to investigation? The last time we had such noble openness was when Blair launched an inquiry, as soon as he came to power in 1997, into events that only involved the previous, Tory, government. Well, I think that with all the parties agreeing at the moment we can be fairly sure no political shenanigans will find their way into the spotlight.

Of course, there could be the odd wild card. They may have overlooked the media's ability to drag others into their world. And then there is Gordon Brown. His deranged statement in the House yesterday, lapped up by the dimwit Speaker is probably a sign of things to come. Brown claims not least, to be speaking for those 'without a voice', victims of phone hacking, but not for himself. When did Brown think past his own concerns? If he had any actual moral fibre, he would have turned up a few more times in the House, for which he is paid. He is the best loose cannon we could hope for in all this. Though I dream of the moment someone says, 'yes but we did this on behalf/at the behest of the Prime Minister or his Director of Communications'. You know I don't mean Andy Coulson....

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