If David Cameron, a man who has many sterling qualities and does have the capacity for greatness, does turn out to be a true heir to Blair, in the sense that he's just as deceitful, then it will be a calamity for Britain. It would mean that the direction of our national affairs had fallen into the hands of a narrow political class which is utterly devoid of morality and with it, the ability to connect with ordinary people. It would suggest that the cynics really are correct and that there really is no difference between the main political parties, and that leading politicians - in their bond of deceitfulness - have far more in common with each other than they do with ordinary voters. It would suggest that something terrible happens to British politicians when they get office and they at once start to lie and cheat.
Government by deceit: Not a day goes by without the Coalition breaking election pledges... - 0 views
Sea passengers to mainland could face security check - Belfast Today - 0 views
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While the Government has yet to table final proposals, one idea is that every person entering Great Britain would have to give one week's notice and complete a questionnaire which contained some 96 questions, before arrival.
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Jack Straw: Our record isn't perfect. But talk of a police state is daft | Comment is f... - 0 views
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More generally, despite the claims of a systematic erosion of liberty by those organising this weekend's Convention on Modern Liberty, my very good constituency office files show no recent correspondence relating to fears about the creation in Britain of a "police state" or a "surveillance society"
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