[MD] Here come the censors

[Horse]

Hi folks

The interesting thing about the UK is that we have a long history of 
ignoring the laws we don't like. Or finding a way around them. And if 
all else fails we have a riot. UK history is not exactly a litany of 
peace and love!

Horse

Platt Holden wrote:
> Hi Andre,
>  
>   
>> "The Intelligence and Security Committee, the parliamentary watchdog of
>> the
>> intelligence and security agencies which has a cross-party membership
>> from
>> both Houses, wants to press ministers to introduce legislation that
>> would
>> prevent news outlets from reporting stories deemed by the Government to
>> be
>> against the interests of national security.
>>
>> Andre:
>>
>> 'Leftist' governments come aroud every so often, the bureacracy they
>> inherit
>> and have to work with (being Permanent Public Servants) are arch
>> conservative, [lefty only by name], have loads of money (therefore loads
>> to
>> lose) and want to keep things the way they are with minimum fuss and
>> maximum
>> profits to themselves and their kind/benefactors/business associates etc
>> etc.
>>
>> My hunch is that it is they who are pressuring the ministers.
>>
>> Just another angle.
>>     
>
> Thanks. A perceptive insight. No doubt you're right, except for bureaucrats 
> being "arch conservative." They are conservative in the sense they don't 
> like change.  But since they are in favor of big government enforcing ever 
> broader regulations, they are leftists. We on the right want smaller 
> government and less regulation.
>
> Platt
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