tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post5874865569304646337..comments2023-11-03T15:48:35.688+00:00Comments on Paul Linford: Another Alastair Campbell whitewashPaul Linfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01977920120772282561noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-69387942715338176162006-10-10T05:39:00.000+01:002006-10-10T05:39:00.000+01:00I won't defend Campbell's behaviour throughout the...I won't defend Campbell's behaviour throughout the Kelly affair but from a psychological point of view his retrospective take on the whole episode as a random outcome of process is probably a protection mechanism.Liam Murrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16493956117016119698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-21444635754372893542006-10-09T19:12:00.000+01:002006-10-09T19:12:00.000+01:00To my mind, this remains one of the darkest moment...To my mind, this remains one of the darkest moments of modern Government.<br /><br />On the face of it, the real guilty men were the senior Civil Servants at the MoD who allowed a man of principle to be atomised when they should have protected him.<br /><br />The best I can say for these deeply disingenuous individuals is that they felt cowed by the poisonous environment that the vile Campbell MorrisOxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11952846056079111473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-41102971894594497312006-10-09T16:39:00.000+01:002006-10-09T16:39:00.000+01:00Spot on Paul. I also think the same regarding Ali'...Spot on Paul. I also think the same regarding Ali's complacent attitude towards the dossier. The Butler report, which gives before and after versions of the draft shows the changes made by number 10 significantly changed the sense of what was being offered as justification for going to war. But I also agree his honesty regarding his condition was admirable and brave to a degree.skipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02632351344359303404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-84263098374528264752006-10-09T15:04:00.000+01:002006-10-09T15:04:00.000+01:00Exactly Paul. I read that total, total bollocks an...Exactly Paul. I read that total, total bollocks and got very, very depressed.stalin's granhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14152454150416060673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-74394030029279257102006-10-09T14:09:00.000+01:002006-10-09T14:09:00.000+01:00I didn't have time to read the article yesterday, ...I didn't have time to read the article yesterday, but did raise my eyebrows when I saw it on the front cover.<br />I ran the media operation at the RCJ for the Hutton Inquiry and watched the various contributors to Lord Hutton's body of evidence.<br />Butter wouldn't have melted!<br />The Kelly affair was a decade of Campbell's tactics writ large <br />Shameful.Richard Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13849882698277474267noreply@blogger.com