The Blair View
Posted by News Editor
Monday, October 03, 2005
The Blair View
In his speech at the Labour Party Conference and repeated in his interviews with the media (29th September 2005) Tony Blair said
We must not go over the line and destroy our way of life. The primary duty of any justice system is to protect the innocent from being convicted ... if you apply common sense people will know what you mean.
Can we ask what steps Tony Blair will take to:-
- Apply common sense to the question of historical abuse
- Protect the innocent from being wrongly convicted
I would add that Tony Blair also referred to elderly people being frightened and to suspected terrorists fearing the midnight knock on the door. He needs to be told that hundreds of elderly people - not terrorists but carers and teachers - good people, have suffered the 'midnight knock' on the door by the police - and that this fear will continue for the rest of their lives.
We are grateful to Ron for submitting this comment