Charles Clarke is an incompetent liar (Part Two)
Hey, do you remember just a few short days ago when Charles Clarke said this?
It was noted over at Bloggerheads that he didn't bother to say how many of these protests had been of the authorised variety... and guess what?
That's because he DOESN'T KNOW!!!!!!
Hat-tip to Toby and The Unofficial Martin Linton Weblog for this....
Written answers - Thursday, 20 April 2006 - Serious Organised Crime and Police Act:
Two words apply here (again): lazy and deceitful.
"Since the (SOCPA) legislation came into effect last August, 157 demonstrations have taken place in Parliament Square, on issues ranging from human rights in Burma to a protest about the right to protest itself..." (source)
It was noted over at Bloggerheads that he didn't bother to say how many of these protests had been of the authorised variety... and guess what?
That's because he DOESN'T KNOW!!!!!!
Hat-tip to Toby and The Unofficial Martin Linton Weblog for this....
Written answers - Thursday, 20 April 2006 - Serious Organised Crime and Police Act:
Martin Linton (PPS (Team PPS), Department for Constitutional Affairs, Battersea, Labour):Clarke didn't bother finding out the truth, he just presented an out-of-his-arse statistic as a 'fact' supporting his case.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many protests have been granted permission by the police under the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 since it came into force.
Clarke Charles Clarke (Home Secretary):
The Commissioner of the Metropolis is responsible for the day-to-day operational management of the force. I have passed your question to him and asked him to respond to you directly. I will arrange for a copy of the reply to be placed in the House Library.
Two words apply here (again): lazy and deceitful.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair announced today his cabinet would be launching a new reality television show. The reality TV show entitled “Deportation Island” will mark the Prime Minister’s directorial debut and represents a direct public relations offensive to combat sliding approval ratings. A poll conducted by The Telegraph places the Prime Minister’s personal approval rating at just 36%. Executive producers of “Deportation Island” include Home Secretary Charles Clarke and Lord Levy.
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I went on the SOCPA protest on Sunday. Very low turn out, and the police were largely distracted by the Marathon. Despite the attempts of some protesters to enrage them, they seemed to be ignoring the new law as much as we were.
I missed the early partt of the story last week so I may have missed this. But i have not seen anything which explains how the deportation foul up happened. I can understand nobody thinking about the issue for years because it involves separate parts of one of the most notoriously incompetent departments. But from August on they claimed to have a system which would stop this happeneing. Does anybody know if they were lying and had done nothing? The top peopel had given instructions but they weren't carried out? i'm really just seeking information here. i think there must be someting missing in the story.
I missed the early partt of the story last week so I may have missed this. But i have not seen anything which explains how the deportation foul up happened. I can understand nobody thinking about the issue for years because it involves separate parts of one of the most notoriously incompetent departments. But from August on they claimed to have a system which would stop this happeneing. Does anybody know if they were lying and had done nothing? The top peopel had given instructions but they weren't carried out? i'm really just seeking information here. i think there must be someting missing in the story.
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