Lot long to go, political accountability will shortly be gone...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7753763.stm

Proof, if any was needed, that the government is full to the brim of, at best, naive incompetent cretins, at worst evil wannabe dictators.

The way I see it, someone approaches MP with information. MP decides public should know this information, so discloses it.

Someone else decides that this is a leak in the Home Office (due to information relating to immigration), and calls for a raid of the MPs houses/office, and arrest of the original 'informant.'

MPs are now shocked & "worried."

Well, the MP wasn't the right person to make the decision as to whether immigration information needs to go public, he should of gone back to the Home Office to ask questions first. So he deserved his ticking off. As did the informant.

The other MPs, well, tell them to go **** themselves, they're not above the law.

[northwind]

Originally Posted by Flamin_Squirrel

Proof, if any was needed, that the government is full to the brim of, at best, naive incompetent cretins, at worst evil wannabe dictators.

If they instigated it, which they deny, and nobody's contradicted that- the Met have backed it up and said it was solely a Police matter and was done without ministerial knowledge or approval. It's quite, quite mad but it's a bit premature to blame the government surely?

[yorkie_chris]

Have a hat, comrade.

MPs should obviously not be above the law but I find it hard to believe that the police didn't inform the home secretary before arresting an MP. Would they arrest a member of the royal family without telling anyone first.

It's all in the public interest. 1984 couldn't be more relevant at the moment.

Personally I think all MP's should be arrested for the complete stupidity that they show every day of their existence.

Originally Posted by northwind

It's quite, quite mad but it's a bit premature to blame the government surely?

I don't think so. They choose to give the police more and more power (although they claim it wasn't the anti-terror act they used in this case), yet say it's nothing to do with them when it's used. Hence, as I say, naive at best, evil at worst.

I don't believe that Gordon Brown did not know about this in advance.

[northwind]

Originally Posted by Flamin_Squirrel

(although they claim it wasn't the anti-terror act they used in this case)

It wasn't, no "claim" about it. The anti terror laws are insane but in this case they found something else to abuse, so that's OK.