Monday, November 14, 2005

Dodgy Dossier mark II

Ian Brown points to a couple of interesting articles in the Times on Tony Blair's Dodgy Dossier mark II. Not Mr Blair's biggest fans. Simon Jenkins is particularly scathing:

"The Andy Hayman 90-day dossier was treated by Blair with the same biblical reverence that he once showered on Alastair Campbell’s notorious variations on a 45-minute theme.

By Wednesday the prime minister appeared to believe that only 90-day detention stood between Britain and the imminent arrival of Hitler’s storm troops. Charles Clarke, the home secretary, said it would be “obscene” not to go for 90 days in the immediate aftermath of the July 7 memorial service, lending weight to the suspicion that the St Paul’s event had been politically orchestrated. "

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