Home Office Bugging
The pressure is growing on the Home Office after it was revealed that the office of Tory immigration spokesman Damian Green, arrested in the week, along with those of his staff and colleagues, is regularly swept for bugs amid fears of covert monitoring.
I’m not even remotely the biggest fan of Jacqui Smith but this seems to be becoming a game of party politics as the Tories grasp a string and pull hard. However, Smith’s record is increasingly Big Brother-like and honestly, I think it’s time she gets going before her full vision comes into force.
If it transpires that MP’s offices or calls are being bugged, then it really has to be the thin edge of the wedge. Constituents are supposed to be protected by parliamentary privilege, much the same as communications between an individual and his lawyer.
Jacqui Smith is a supporter of Big Brother Britain initiatives and in my view, a very poor politician, let alone Home Secretary. In my view, Gordon Brown should boot her out and now.
UK Voter
December 1, 2008 at 11:16 am