there’s been a lot of things happening - a week now since the elections and boy what a fallout. More on that later in another post. ( isn’t it amusing all this talk of a civil war between Blair and Brown? chuckle..)
i’ve just read this in the epolitix round up and wanted to highlight:
“John Reid publishes the government’s ‘narrative of events’ surrounding the July 7 terrorist attacks in London. The home secretary will resist the pressure to hold a public inquiry into the bombings.
The July 7 statement coincides with the publication of a report from the intelligence and security committee on intelligence matters relating to the July terrorist attacks, to which Reid will also deliver the government’s response. The MPs and peers are expected to conclude that the London attacks could not have been prevented. It will say that the bombers were inspired by al Qaeda but not directed by the terrorist network. However it is also expected to question why the intelligence services lowered the official terrorist threat level one month before the the tube and bus bombings.”
interesting. why just think - echoes of 9/11. the same thing that’s given rise to so many conspiracy theories about that- the fact that the government refused to have a public inquiry. now that just makes people think “what are you trying to hide?”
of course, as we know - the world of politics is really more concerned with who gets blamed for what - so naturally they don’t want to open a can of worms which in their mind - will simply be about finding some scapegoat or other. so stand by..
My dad said the other night he keeps having deja-vu. Current events keep reminding him of Macmillan, the night of the long knives, Profumo and Christine Keeler. Yet somehow he says sixties sleaze was cooler. Dirt was real dirt and people were really shocked. In those days people were polite on the tube. I feel all this Home Office blah,blah,blah has let down people like Rachel from north London really badly. Still Tony’s in the bunker now and the Russians are getting closer to Brandenberg Gate, which has been moved to Whitehall for the duration of the hostilities. 10 Downing Street, the tackiest reality show in town. Ciao bella!
you’re a good writer Ceri - you should have a magazine that gets given out free on the Tube - everybody would love it! perhaps we can sneak down to the Metro depot wherever that is and insert a few sneaky pages…
Do you know, i think your Dad is right about sixties sleaze..especially the bit about people being really shocked. i mean things are a bit weird nowadays - people are allegedly ’shocked’ by things that erm..aren’t ’shocking’..or supposed to be shocking anymore! it seems to depends on who’s ‘doing it’. take the fuss while back about Prince Harry smoking pot - who gives a shit? no one i would have thought. oh no…