What is it with Jack Straw and accusations about politically motivated murders?
During his time as her political adviser, Straw was asked by Barbara Castle to examine the social security file of Norman Scott, who had claimed that the Liberal leader Jeremy Thorpe was behind an attempt to murder him. Castle had been asked by Harold Wilson to investigate Scott's file to see if it contained any evidence that he was involved in a security conspiracy against Thorpe.
Now MP for Blackburn, three of Straw's constituents are being held on suspicion of conspiring to murder Gordon Brown. The men arrested, all from Blackburn, Lancashire, are aged 21, 22 and 23.
To have been involved once in murder accusations involving politicians might be considered unfortunate, twice begins to look like carelessness.
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This story wasn't easy to find.
"A woman living in the same street said the two men "speak to the children sometimes, but otherwise they're very quiet. Both of them have long bushy beards and wear long robes."
The other suspect being held by police lives with his parents and five siblings at the house in Audley. Neighbours described them as "a pleasant working class family"."
It'll be those beards.
Another report mentioned that a senior police officer hoped that the people in the area would be patient and understand the police work going on. Must be hell on earth in the neighbourhood.
As for Straw, the man who brought forward RIPA, he is illustrative of how far back the authoritarian roots of Labour go; at least to Wilson, and beyond but then it's the war command economy and harder to disentangle. A seriously nasty, bred in the bone, communist supported career politician.
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