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Old 3rd Aug 2006, 05:58
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Willi B
 
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Walter

Gallantry in adversity, and 'leaking' confidential information both require personal courage. The former is acceptable and can lead to decorations - after all, it's what decent chaps do. The latter tends to be frowned on (unless done by Ministers or their staffs) as 'non U', even if it is characterised as a disclosure in the public interest.

Recent VC recipients such as Johnson Beharry, H. Jones and Ian McKay spring to mind. But who remembers David Kelly, Clive Ponting, Richard Tomlinson and David Shayler?

I'm intrigued, to say the least, as to your theory of what caused the accident. It bears some resemblance to the plot of rather a good movie that I watched several years ago called ‘A Very British Coup’ - see http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/485767/index.html - in which the bureaucracy tries to resist the wishes of the elected Labour Government of the day, presided over by one Harry Perkins, steelworker from
Sheffield.

Seriously, the Westminster system of Government is that the bureaucracy (including the military and security services) is always subject to lawful direction by the elected Government of the day. Are you saying that rogue elements in the security services were killed on the orders of senior officials because they (the rogue elements) intended to disregard the wishes of the elected Government of the day?

If so, then this is indeed a serious allegation. What admissible evidence do you have? What action have you taken to have this allegation investigated?

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