Bang goes the Wilson Doctrine

[David Hansen]

On 3 Feb 2008 at 7:18, Ian Batten wrote:

> If MPs are to have conversations with their constituents bugged,  
> without the agreement of the Home Secretary, on the sign-off of the  
> police acting alone, while all the Home Secretary can do himself is  
> flap about how it's unacceptable and he'll order and internal coverup,  
> whoops, investigation (to add to the fifty that have been already  
> launched under Brown), where do we all stand?

That is the point. While one may argue about whether the "rule" 
concerned is right or wrong the fact is that it exists.

We are told that we should be reassured about RIP because there are 
lots of rules. Some of us find this mildly amusing, but also deeply 
disturbing.

No doubt if a Hutton can be bothered to investigate  they will say what 
a wonderful job these chaps are doing, as they always do.





-- 
  David Hansen, Edinburgh 
 I will *always* explain revoked encryption keys, unless RIP prevents 
me   
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/00023--e.htm#54