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The groundswell of anger mounts all the time.  In fact the only 
person seriously out of step is Richard North in his usually 
excellent blog EUReferendum.

He is completely wrong in every possible aspect of the case and also 
seems to be not in tune with facts.   Firstly he seems to pretend 
that the treatment of the  'whistleblower' is the focal point of 
complaint.  Most reports accept that he was at fault and deserved 
internal disciplinary action. Indeed Green himself suggested that 
Galley  should see his lawyer while at the same time refusing to 
speak with him.   But what both got was the full force of the counter-
terrorism unit brought down on the case although the only breach of 
security was contained in government failure  which Green sent to the 
press.  The Director of Public Prosecutions did NOT authorise any 
action.  The only authorisation came from the Assistant Commissioner 
in charge of Counter-Terrorism, but we do not know who referred a 
disciplinary matter to him as worth considering.

North, in the meanwhile, spends much effort on his blog saying how 
useless parliament has become but now says Green shouldn't have told 
the press.  You can't win with North.  Green clearly thought that 
parliament was an ineffectual forum so told the press instead.  You 
would have thought that  North might have welcomed him as a convert.  
NO!  He condemns him for taking effective action over the only threat 
to national security around - the near-criminal neglect of its 
responsibilities by the Home Secretary by allowing 5,000 illegal 
immigrants to work as security personnel.  The Counter-Terrorism unit 
should have been after her.  But no.  The Police have become an 
instrument of state oppression and are enjoying the role.

Then there is the question of maintaining the independence and 
integrity of MPs.   We had a civil war in the 17th century over that 
and it has taken 300 or more years to forget that lesson it seems.  
The Speaker has been exposed as at least incompetent in his task if 
not deliberately partisan.  The Police overstepped the boundaries of 
their permitted actions.

Richard North can get get hot under the collar if the local fuzz deal 
strictly with him, but he cannot see the nature of the attack being 
mounted on our civil liberties.  The LibDems can; Blunkett can; Tony 
Benn can; the Director of Liberty can and most of the press can.

Shame on that blog.  Maybe it has outlived its usefulness?
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