Originally Posted by andyl

Excellent post BB.

I tend to agree with Andrew Marr's analysis that the Government made it much worse by not disclosing this document much earlier. One of the big questions to emerge is the style of Government pursued by Blair and following Mrs T's lead - ie, he knows best. To not provide the Cabinet with all the evidence on an issue of such importance beggars belief. The fact that the Attorney General's deputy resigned over this issue also speaks volumes.

Meanwhile this secretive and manipulative govt continues with such idiocy as ID cards. I know this takes us into new territory - but,I wouldn't trust Blair not to abuse such a system on the evidence of the handling of this issue.