Even though the report may have an effect on the parties directly involved, I don't think it will do anything to change the "positions" of the general public regardless of what those were based on. People were laughing about it in the pub I went to last night.

For my part, I didn't from the outset, believe the report went far enough and believe we still need an inquiry into why our intelligence was so fundamentally flawed (surely no one can seriously believe the 45 minutes cliam was accurate).

My position has hardened if anything as I see the report as a complete an utter whitewash - I'd predicted it would be defensive of the government but not to that extreme. Rather than convincing me of the honesty of this government, and in particular that of Tony Blair, it has convinced me of how good we can be at whitewashing. I don't suppose it will make any difference at my level as I had already vowed I will never vote for a Labour government while Tony Blair remains in power.

I may be wrong but I now predict years of unrest and more costs before the matter settles. Maybe in 30 years time the truth about the whole Iraq issue will emerge...

Jon