RIPA Part III

[Caspar Bowden]

>admin@chiark.greenend.org.uk] On Behalf Of Owen Lewis
..
>>That's odd since HMG didn't launch their consultation until March 97
or
>>abandon escrow until 1999

>Quite right, but only 2/10 because the point you seek to draw from
those
>facts is wrong. The white flag was flown in '97 with a request to
parley.

At the risk of knocking you down with a feather, please do chronicle
this fascinating history here at length. So many times I remember being
told that The Minister's mind was made up, the policy was firm, no
further compromise, No.10 unshakeable. Silly me, and they were all along
trying to parley.

>That was after the untenability of the original (US inspired) position
was
>clear beyond doubt beyond doubt

And what original US position are you referring to? Please feel free to
cite any standard works or papers on the subject.

--=20
Caspar Bowden