Gavin Williamson Sacked over Huawei Leaks
Some nice "whooshes" on this thread, chaps. Keep em going!
Well I guess you can either let in the Chinese - who MIGHT have back-doors in their kit or the Yanks & Israelis who definitely do...................
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He subsequently said the same on LBC. "A leak from a meeting of the national Security Council is 'trivial' compared to the risk of letting Huawei get a foothold in the UK telecoms industry."
I agree - far far to late to be worried
Re Williamson the Torygraph didn't come out and say "Honest - it wasn't him - it was someone else.." He clearly has little support in Cabinet and with luck will now fade from the scene
Threatening to "tell people were the bodies are buried" to get his own back just shows what sort of guy he is
Re Williamson the Torygraph didn't come out and say "Honest - it wasn't him - it was someone else.." He clearly has little support in Cabinet and with luck will now fade from the scene
Threatening to "tell people were the bodies are buried" to get his own back just shows what sort of guy he is
I rarely find myself agreeing with Jacob Rees Mogg, but his tweet:
"The security issue is not who leaked but Huawei." seems to be on the money.
He subsequently said the same on LBC. "A leak from a meeting of the national Security Council is 'trivial' compared to the risk of letting Huawei get a foothold in the UK telecoms industry."
"The security issue is not who leaked but Huawei." seems to be on the money.
He subsequently said the same on LBC. "A leak from a meeting of the national Security Council is 'trivial' compared to the risk of letting Huawei get a foothold in the UK telecoms industry."
It's the last point that's important - who is going to tell politicians anything important if they are going to call the media immediately afterwards?
It'll be back to the bad old days of the Govt not admitting there WAS a UK Secret Service - which is not good......
It'll be back to the bad old days of the Govt not admitting there WAS a UK Secret Service - which is not good......
Ecce Homo! Loquitur...
The Times:
”........The Sunday Times has been passed a National Security Council document showing that Williamson was determined to send British troops into action in Africa. He ordered military chiefs to draw up plans for intervention by the armed forces in at least five African countries, including Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Kenya and Egypt.
The paper was designed to support May’s Africa strategy of promoting peacekeeping and the protection of wild animals. However, Ministry of Defence officials say Williamson’s approach was to “find excuses to send troops”. “He wanted to invade Africa,” a military source said. “He made it clear that he was keen to send the troops in.”
A friend of Williamson responded: “It’s ironic that an NSC document has been leaked in an attempt to discredit Gavin.”........
”........The Sunday Times has been passed a National Security Council document showing that Williamson was determined to send British troops into action in Africa. He ordered military chiefs to draw up plans for intervention by the armed forces in at least five African countries, including Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Kenya and Egypt.
The paper was designed to support May’s Africa strategy of promoting peacekeeping and the protection of wild animals. However, Ministry of Defence officials say Williamson’s approach was to “find excuses to send troops”. “He wanted to invade Africa,” a military source said. “He made it clear that he was keen to send the troops in.”
A friend of Williamson responded: “It’s ironic that an NSC document has been leaked in an attempt to discredit Gavin.”........
It is interesting. I did expect that Williamson would actually swing the axe when he was moved to the MOD. I did hope that he might at least rationalise the more outrageous expeditionary ideas of some and, instead, concentrate on reinforcing the depth of defence capability.
Disappointingly, it seems he might have been carving-out his own foreign policy? Where is the, forward looking, with capability in depth and effective, Defence review?
OAP
Disappointingly, it seems he might have been carving-out his own foreign policy? Where is the, forward looking, with capability in depth and effective, Defence review?
OAP
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Melchet, you mentioned Des.
The one thing I remember of him was his H&S policy, a policy to be displayed on notice boards. It ran to something like 8 pages of A4. Like War & Peace I doubt anyone read it, but like the lawyer he was, he covered his Ace.
The one thing I remember of him was his H&S policy, a policy to be displayed on notice boards. It ran to something like 8 pages of A4. Like War & Peace I doubt anyone read it, but like the lawyer he was, he covered his Ace.
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Sign of things to come?
Global post-Brexit Britain desperate for trade deals at the mercy of those on the other side of the table? In this instance...
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...-a8782211.html
...the Chinese threw their toys out the pram thanks to Williamson and his "gun boat" diplomacy.
Did they demand his removal from post and insist Huawei be given the green light as a precondition to (resuming) trade talks?
Watch this space...
Global post-Brexit Britain desperate for trade deals at the mercy of those on the other side of the table? In this instance...
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...-a8782211.html
...the Chinese threw their toys out the pram thanks to Williamson and his "gun boat" diplomacy.
Did they demand his removal from post and insist Huawei be given the green light as a precondition to (resuming) trade talks?
Watch this space...
PN - I know we certainly didn't read it! And not exactly environmentally friendly as a result.
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If he actually did do what he was accused of, then he was removed for doing the right thing.
I don't take revealing classified information lightly - it's obviously extremely serious and potentially life-threatening, but on this very rare occasion I think it was the lesser of two evils and the repercussions of letting it go ahead were unthinkable. Our relationship with the USA is far more valuable to me than cheap sh*t from China.
I don't take revealing classified information lightly - it's obviously extremely serious and potentially life-threatening, but on this very rare occasion I think it was the lesser of two evils and the repercussions of letting it go ahead were unthinkable. Our relationship with the USA is far more valuable to me than cheap sh*t from China.
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Seeing as the UK Telecom networks already incorporate Huawei kit on the 3G and 4G nets. Why is the future 5G technology suddenly a problem? Unless something dodgy has been found in their equipment!
If so; then it would be foolish for us to install it.
If so; then it would be foolish for us to install it.