Comments on: Forest Gate and Ninety Day Detention

By: Kathy

Kathy — Sun, 11 Jun 2006 01:48:41 +0000

Well, until a new directive from the Home Office came into force in April, the police were not allowed to go into someone’s house purely on what might have been a fishing expedition, they needed proven reliable evidence - now they can be granted admission on less stringent grounds where terrorism is concerned - the police are not as protected as they were, so there will be trouble at’mill I fear

By: Robert

Robert — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 22:39:25 +0000

Cheers for the reply, Andrew. Some of us are still willing prisoners of the Mother Country, I’m afraid, persevering in the belief that we can still pull back from the brink. My initial response to your points would be that it is precisely because insitutions like the police and the BBC (especially) are not totally under the thumb of the government, that I think we have a chance.

By: Andrew Milner

Andrew Milner — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 21:59:38 +0000

Forest Gate: Cockup or conspiracy? My money’s on cockup, but the notion that the police were set up is interesting. I’ve heard of pro-active, but they certainly lead with their chin. And what about Sir Ian? I see the headlines now: “Blair resigns (that’s Ian not Tony, but watch this space)”. Or alternatively: “Blair, Blair, Straw and Clarke. Three down, one to go”. The simple explanation why the government have to keep Sir Ian in place at all costs. Keystone Kops meet the Godfather. Always surprised how many people hate NuLabour yet support government institutions like the police and BBC. Must be hard to take that final step. Suppose it’s because far-left socialism or the BNP are so downmarket and they do smoke like chimneys. No wonder you guys are still in the UK. The risk takers leave, the risk adverse stay. The sooner you act on the decision to seek your fortune in the colonies the better, because it’s only going to get worse.