I was glad to hear Mr. Brown condemn the Burmese authorities for preventing democracy and arresting monks and beating them. Can I assume that Britain will now stop sending one trade delegation after another to the country whose authorities have been preventing democracy and arresting and torturing monks, nuns and just about anybody who voices opposition for years? I won't hold my breath.
I hear the Red Arrows aerobatic display team will not be allowed to appear at the London Olympics, because they are too militaristic and might offend people. I would have thought this was not as militaristic or offensive as invading Tibet and persecuting its inhabitants for 50 years.