Cover Up

I hear today that in this so called country of free speech, a newspaper and the BBC have been 'gagged' from broadcasting more details about the cash for honors scandal and an apparent cover up. This all sounds like bully boy tactics from the government to me. This government has been ebroiled in more scandals and cover ups than any I can remember. How do you tell if a politician is lyiing? Their mouth is moving. This old chestnut should take on new meaning these days with email taking the place of a quick chat with someone influential. The only problem is that all electronic communications leave a trail for others to follow.

Remember the reasons for the war in Iraq? The british public where duped with lies and a plagiarised thesis from a student. Did we demand that the governement make right it 's wrong doing? No, we simply forgot and moved on to pastures new. Did we demand a full public enquiry into when people of respected opinion suddenly died in less than normal circumstances? No, we forgot and moved onto something new.

On the form of Blair and company, I hope that their time in office is short lived and never repeated. This has been a government that has completely altered our standing in this world. I hope that a future tory government will fully and truthfully investigate labours time in office and bring those to justice who have wronged. So the modern equivalent for 'how to tell if a politician is lying' must be that you will never be allowed to but you can safely assume they are anyway.