The cartoon on the 'Comment' page of today's Observer newspaper shows a tiny Blair figure hopping up and down pathetically. Round his ankle is a shackle and a long chain to the end of which is attached a big ball labelled "WMD". The Blair figure is shouting "Wolf, Wolf!" whilst being menaced by a vast, gaunt, mangy wolf labelled "Terror Threat".

The problem is that lying to the electorate has profound consequences further down the line. Blair should not be surprised that people are sceptical and that conspiracy theories flourish. I know that it's stating the obvious but if we really are menaced by a vast Islamo-fascist conspiracy, and no-one believes the Government, we are in deep, deep doo-doo!!
The thing is that I don't believe half of what the Government tells us and suspect that its up to its old tricks of spin and misdirection, and has numerous hidden agendas - a lot of those conspiracy theories look awfully attractive...