War Advice Revealed
The advice that the Attorney General, Lord Goldsmith, issued to Tony Blair on 7 March 2003 has been released to the press following intense pressure from both the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats.
Far from dampening the fire of the issue, this move may well prove to be pouring a couple of gallons of unleaded over it. The New Labour strategy had until now been that political damage because of the war had already been sustained so the issue could be contained and managed to little further negative effect.
The change of tack in releasing the legal advice reflects the hard work of the opposition parties and the media of all sides.
Here's where main parties stand on the issue:
Labour
• Right to go to war
• Didn't tell porkie pies about it
Conservatives
• Right to go to war
• Wrong to lie about it
Liberal Democrats
• Wrong to go to war
• Blair's pants not on fire
Far from dampening the fire of the issue, this move may well prove to be pouring a couple of gallons of unleaded over it. The New Labour strategy had until now been that political damage because of the war had already been sustained so the issue could be contained and managed to little further negative effect.
The change of tack in releasing the legal advice reflects the hard work of the opposition parties and the media of all sides.
Here's where main parties stand on the issue:
Labour
• Right to go to war
• Didn't tell porkie pies about it
Conservatives
• Right to go to war
• Wrong to lie about it
Liberal Democrats
• Wrong to go to war
• Blair's pants not on fire
