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Originally Posted by derekgas
Would he (if he has) have leaked this information if the tories had been in power? Not a chance is my guess! If any party ever concentrates on the job at hand, without excess personal gain or interest, and without spending too much time trying to bring the government of the time down, then they will have my vote. Untill then, I view them as greedy, hypocritical parasites.
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The fact is derek that from the time Tony Blair became leader of the Labour Party up until they were elected there was virtually a leek a day from every Government Department for the whole time leading up to 1st May 1997, The ten Tory Government had to grin and bare it. At a time when our country is under constant threat from terrorist, 9 anti terror police spend hours ransacking a front bench opposition spokesman's house, constituency office and parliamentary office, for leaking information to the press which embrace the Government. He wasn't arrested under anti-terror laws, or breach of the official secrets act, but under an archaic law which hasn't been used for donkeys years and all for doing the job he was elected to do, hold the government to account, and expose things the British people have every right to know, the failed immigration policy of this Government. But whats more galling is he fact that Gormless Gordon and Jackboots Jacqui didn't know a thing about it, ya reght. If this is the case I think the the question must be asked that when the Speaker, the London Mayor and the Tory Leader were aware what was going on before hand, what the hell was going on. When the Home Secretary doesn't know what is happening in her own department one has to ask if she's fit for purpose and as for the PM not knowing well, the old cherry the buck stops her comes to mind. I actually think its was an exercise in trying to discredit the opposition which was ill thought out and has now come back to bit this beleaguered government on the bum big time