The Return of “Sexed Up”
This is of course the sort of moment that Shami Chakrhabarti lives for and she hasn’t failed to deliver. Liberty being against such things is to be anticipated, but the extent of their influence is considerable.
I suspect, though, that the reason they have come so close to killing this measure and the reason they assisted so greatly in Blair’s single defeat was the total alteration in the relationship of executive and those around it caused by the “45 minute” claim. As we were told in total confidence that weapons existed capable of causing carnage on a national level {albeit a nation other than our own, a fact often lost in the whirlwind of controversy and repetition} and this later turned out to be a fabrication at best how is it possible for any government to be entirely trusted again?
We must be wary that this proto-cynicism does not develop into the full thing, but this is perhaps one of the most notable features of the Blair legacy and well worth noting.
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