Current affairs

[denny]

Former foreign secretary Robin Cook resigned his position as Leader of the House in protest against the government's position regarding potential war in Iraq. He has now been joined by Health Minister Lord Hunt, and Home Office Minister John Denham:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/2859189.stm

Robin Cook's resignation speech is well worth a read:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/2859431.stm
Nice quote from that:
"The threshold for war should always be high."

Meanwhile Clare Short has U-turned on her emphatic statement that she would resign if it came to this, so that's her credibility gone:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/2859809.stm

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[tacohell.livejournal.com]

I know... I'm not being insensitive, but it'll prolly be September by the next time I can get the time off to come again...