And waving our red weapons o'er our heads
Let's all cry 'Peace, Freedom, Liberty!'
Shakespeare - Julius Caesar
Monday, 11 July 2011
Murdoch, The Cover Up And The Met
Tony Blair Tries to Distance Himself From The Scandal
In a remarkable Sunday Telegraph interview, Mr Yates described his actions on the day as "pretty crap". Indeed he admitted: "I did not do a review." He conceded he had failed the victims of the NoW intrusion and that the Met's reputation had been extremely damaged by it all. Mr Yates knows that, during private meetings with the Guardian in the intervening period, we tried to convince him that his original statement was at error in both judgment and fact. So we welcome his belated admission of regret. It will be for a judicial inquiry to establish his and Mr Hayman's motivations and to challenge the latter on whether his employment by NI coloured his views in any way. Given that his role at the CPS will now be under scrutiny, it is surprising that Ken – now Lord – Macdonald should feel it appropriateto be retained by News International to advise them on their dealings with the police. Full editorial here.
Is it true that people are being labelled as "suspected drug dealers" and the like so bent coppers can access their details without leaving tracks?
Why have none of the coppers involved yet been suspended, or disciplined, or sacked?
Will any of the coppers involved be named to the press as readily as practically all other crime suspects?
How can it be acceptable to NI to have Rebekah Brooks heading the internal investigation into things alleged to have happened under her watch?
How can it be acceptable to Parliament that the Met is investigating their own deeply flawed prior investigation?
Bearing in mind that both main political parties have spent many a year competing to be closest to NI, is Parliament a reliable body to oversee anything relating to this?
Is it possible that any destruction of evidence has lead to a murderer being free to kill again, and is it possible that anyone has indeed died as a result?
Is it possible that we have murderers walking the streets as a result of any destruction of evidence?
Is it possible that innocent people are in prison because of destruction of evidence that would've proven them innocent?
Do we have a single police force capable of investigating this (and being seen to do so) to a satisfactory standard?
These questions still need answering -
ReplyDeleteIs it true that people are being labelled as "suspected drug dealers" and the like so bent coppers can access their details without leaving tracks?
Why have none of the coppers involved yet been suspended, or disciplined, or sacked?
Will any of the coppers involved be named to the press as readily as practically all other crime suspects?
How can it be acceptable to NI to have Rebekah Brooks heading the internal investigation into things alleged to have happened under her watch?
How can it be acceptable to Parliament that the Met is investigating their own deeply flawed prior investigation?
Bearing in mind that both main political parties have spent many a year competing to be closest to NI, is Parliament a reliable body to oversee anything relating to this?
Is it possible that any destruction of evidence has lead to a murderer being free to kill again, and is it possible that anyone has indeed died as a result?
Is it possible that we have murderers walking the streets as a result of any destruction of evidence?
Is it possible that innocent people are in prison because of destruction of evidence that would've proven them innocent?
Do we have a single police force capable of investigating this (and being seen to do so) to a satisfactory standard?