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**Chris** · 22-08-2009, 14:36

... because the Libyan government doesn't understand the nature of devolution. Nor do most people, it seems. Gaddafi has been bending the UK Government's ear over this for years, now Megrahi is out, naturally who are they going to say thanks to? Who are they going to assume fixed it, the UK Government or a small-time minister in (as we have already been reminded) a tiny corner of the UK?

Remember, Lybia is effectively an authoritarian state, practically a dictatorship. Everything they understand about how governments work tells them that Gordon Brown must have been behind any decision that was taken. The idea that the Prime Minister is effectively powerless in this is an alien concept to them. The fact that they think he was involved and are giving him big public thanks doesn't tell us anything at all about what, supposedly, 'really went on'.

22-08-2009, 14:36	#56
Chris Trollsplatter Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: North of Watford Services: Humane elimination of all common Internet pests Posts: 38,141	Re: Lockerbie bomber released ... because the Libyan government doesn't understand the nature of devolution. Nor do most people, it seems. Gaddafi has been bending the UK Government's ear over this for years, now Megrahi is out, naturally who are they going to say thanks to? Who are they going to assume fixed it, the UK Government or a small-time minister in (as we have already been reminded) a tiny corner of the UK? Remember, Lybia is effectively an authoritarian state, practically a dictatorship. Everything they understand about how governments work tells them that Gordon Brown must have been behind any decision that was taken. The idea that the Prime Minister is effectively powerless in this is an alien concept to them. The fact that they think he was involved and are giving him big public thanks doesn't tell us anything at all about what, supposedly, 'really went on'.