So, LH, give us the benefit of your erudition.

IMHO, there was much to be said, on paper, for Westwood's force's interpretation of the Data Protection Act. It's the Act that is the problem.

Certainly, Blunkett is a menace to democracy, a kneejerk control freak of serious standing. He's nearly as dangerous as Murdoch or Berlusconi, and probably more dangerous than Jack Straw.