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Newsnight – The Mother Of All Government Blunders
Paxman hosts a Newsnight discussion / cross-examination on the evening of a government confession that the personal and financial records of 25 million UK citizens have been pumped out of a central database, burnt onto a couple of compact discs, and then lost....
A Labour spokeswoman is given the unenviable task of defending the indefensible. Listen to the Cambridge prof - not only does he speak absolute sense, but you have to admire the manner in which he calmly conveys to the viewer: "We tried to tell the government not to put all the eggs in one basket, but the arrogant bastards wouldn't listen".....
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November 1st, 2009 - 08:36
She’s nothing …
She’s nothing compared to Hazel Blears
November 1st, 2009 - 08:36
I really wish a …
I really wish a Thick of It episode had been made about this, just to see Malcolm Tucker’s horrified realisation at the up and subsequent terrible Newsnight interviews.
November 1st, 2009 - 08:36
That’s not strictly …
That’s not strictly true, if you figure that a proportion of the cabinet are Rothschild stooges, like Mandelson – it’s still in the same hands
November 1st, 2009 - 08:36
Lol well the …
Lol well the government owns the banks now anyway
November 1st, 2009 - 08:36
What a f***ing, …
What a f***ing, patronising, condascending that politician is. Saying the banks (who aren’t much better) should ‘hold discussions’ regarding refunds given to customers when the government should I would not trust any Labour politician with a music CD let alone one with sensitive data on it.. Absolute PARASITES! Someone pass over the repellant, cheers!
November 1st, 2009 - 08:36
worst type of …
worst type of politician there, dodging direct questions, taking no responsibility
November 1st, 2009 - 08:36
nice ” uncle buck ” …
nice ” uncle buck ” reference sidensvans54, i almost choked on my glass o cola! haha
November 1st, 2009 - 08:36
She should buy a …
She should buy a rat to chew that lump off her face.
November 1st, 2009 - 08:36
Trust labour ???
Trust labour ???
November 1st, 2009 - 08:36
typical labour …
typical labour minion! wont take any responsibility for their own blunders. they will just put it all on the bank and probably the police. the politicians dont give a because its not them that will be harmed by this, its everyone else.
November 1st, 2009 - 08:36
I agree to a great …
I agree to a great extent with the comments left by others.
People don’t need another party spokesperson with nodding-dog syndrome squirming on national television.
Taking a more holistic view of government blunders, anyone with an interest in current affairs has to come to the unedifying conclusion that continued cockups of this nature are symptomatic of something more seriously wrong with our system of governance.
November 1st, 2009 - 08:36
It’s quite amusing …
It’s quite amusing how some comments reflect a ‘football team’ parochial attitude of Labour versus Tory. If the Tories had been in power the same essential things would be happening. When are people going to awake from slumber and realize that these parties serve the same masters, and the electorate’s interests are of secondary importance.
November 1st, 2009 - 08:36
They are facist but …
They are facist but not communist.
November 1st, 2009 - 08:36
piss off dickhole- …
off dickhole- why don’t you wake up and look at the social engineering and mass uncontrolled immigration that your beloved Labour Party has been working on over the last 12 years, plus all the billions of tax and waste that YOU will have to pay for in high taxes for the next 40 years?
November 1st, 2009 - 08:36
if you think new …
if you think new labour are communist then your an ignorant tosser
November 1st, 2009 - 08:36
I love how the …
I love how the professor says security ID cards and chips and the whole deal a a political thing and not about security issue , That is big!! Nice how the government lady is on the back burner but she handled herself quite well
November 1st, 2009 - 08:36
These bastards …
These bastards couldn’t care less if our data goes missing. They just want power.
November 1st, 2009 - 08:36
So… what happened …
So… what happened to this story? Does anybody know the names of any of the people who were sacked, demoted or otherwise punished for their part in this (or the many other data loss fiascos)? Have the government started taking steps to dismantle these universal databases and restrict access to a more responsible level? Are the recommendations of experts such as those mentioned by Prof Anderson now being given higher priority than the wish lists of political control-freaks?
November 1st, 2009 - 08:36
I think there …
I think there should be a new policy for the government. If you break something or do damage to the country in anyway. Then politicians must pay for it and not allowed to go to people to bail them out through taxes. They use our money for expenses then the reverse should happen. New policy in place say aye “Aye” those against say nay “Why should we say nay?” The ayes have it. Policy 13A that government pays for damages is now in place. Session is now over.
November 1st, 2009 - 08:36
I Can’t answer …
I Can’t answer won’t answer..
What a Cow,,,,,
Big Brother is watching us all but he’s blind deaf and Stupid like this hopeless Slit on a stick..
She gets paid a fortune for this????????????????????????
November 1st, 2009 - 08:36
dear people, don’t …
dear people, don’t worry. the Dear Leader will take care of every thing. and in any case your own moeny doesn’t belong to you, it belongs to the Dear Leader; you see we all voted communist in 97, 01 and 05 so that is the system we have
November 1st, 2009 - 08:36
When will …
When will governments learn that putting a transparent, fat, smug cow on TV does not convince anyone of anything. Saying , ‘oh lssons to learn’ over and over like a mantra is not convincing anyone. COME CLEAN YOU WE ARE sICK OF THE LIES!! (sorry for the caps…she has really me off)
November 1st, 2009 - 08:36
lying bitch
lying bitch
November 1st, 2009 - 08:36
Do the rules say …
Do the rules say that the data should of been encrypted?
Classic! Paxman the best!
November 1st, 2009 - 08:36
i smell bullshit
i smell bullshit