Monday, 15 June 2009

A great opportunity missed over Iraq

A big chance was missed by the Brown team today over the announcement of the Iraq inquiry this afternoon.

This was a chance to show a transparent government but what we have got is evidence being held in camera and a delay so that it won't report until the next Parliament.

We face what could be a costly and protracted set of hearings rather reminiscent of the Bloody Sunday report.

Nick Clegg refers to the Privacy council members as the "handpicked grandees”

The last word goes to Richard Preston who says the

Ayatollah's inquiry will take 10 days, Brown's Iraq inquiry 'at least a year'

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