Up to now, the British general election campaign has been about as compelling as the BBC Test Card.
But a week before polling day, the election campaign has finally sprung into life following the leaking of a memo from March 2003 by the government's top legal adviser, Lord Goldsmith, raising serious questions over the legality of the impending war in Iraq.
Crucially, the memo was never seen by the Cabinet -- and differs markedly from the parliamentary answer issued by Lord Goldsmith 10 days later, in which he insisted it was "plain" that Iraq was in breach of its obligations to disarm.
Once the row has subsided, the emergence of the memo is unlikely to sway many voters.
Those who originally believed the war in Iraq was justified have already had plenty of opportunities to change their minds.
But is it any wonder so many voters regard Tony Blair as a slippery liar?
But a week before polling day, the election campaign has finally sprung into life following the leaking of a memo from March 2003 by the government's top legal adviser, Lord Goldsmith, raising serious questions over the legality of the impending war in Iraq.
Crucially, the memo was never seen by the Cabinet -- and differs markedly from the parliamentary answer issued by Lord Goldsmith 10 days later, in which he insisted it was "plain" that Iraq was in breach of its obligations to disarm.
Once the row has subsided, the emergence of the memo is unlikely to sway many voters.
Those who originally believed the war in Iraq was justified have already had plenty of opportunities to change their minds.
But is it any wonder so many voters regard Tony Blair as a slippery liar?
posted by Stuart at 10:08
1 Comments:
So far the election build-up has been about as exciting as watching paint dry, but cheers very muchly for the link to the Test Card sight - now that's good viewing!
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