Saddam Hussein has been sentenced to death by hanging. Things are about to get even more “interesting” in Iraq.…
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After Hutton: a new face of political discussion
Full Hutton details here. So, the BBC is in trouble, standing accused of poor journalism and worse management. The Sun faces serious repercussions from its decision to publish the leak of the report this morning. We have some mild criticism…
Hutton Speaks...
….and it looks like the BBC is in real trouble. He has called Andrew Gilligan’s report “unfounded”, and that it was that broadcast which drew Dr Kelly into the controversy. Criticism of the Government has been very mild so…
The Media will eat itself
This is almost unbelievable: BBC NEWS | Politics | Panorama prompts war probe calls Why? Because it’s the BBC reporting on a BBC programme about the BBC-triggered “dodgy dossier” crisis. Words fail me. [![Reblog this post [with Zemanta]](https://i2.wp.…
Kelly Inquiry: Day 1
No stunning revelations just yet. We do hear that intelligence chiefs had concerns that the 45 minutes information was suspect and that Kelly’s job included briefing the media. We also learn that, despite earlier government claims, Kelly was a…
Another interesting Kelly detail
Yet more, this time from the Daily Telegraph… Three days after the death of Dr David Kelly something curious was going on in the offices of the Ministry of Defence. On the evening of Sunday July 20, MoD police were…
The Women In Black
In this day and age of political apathy, there’s at least one group I respect. Every week, the Women in Black…
Latest on the anti-war protest
I was at a seminar at the RICS in Westminster this morning. A comment from the organiser about the increased security (the building is opposite the Houses of Parliament) prompted me to wander down to the on-going protests to see…