A Reminder for the Party ; Whether It Was Right or Wrong for the Police to Arrest Damian Green, There's a Certain Irony in the Howling Screams of Complaint From the Tories On This Issue. They Seem to Have Very Short Memories - Maybe I Should Remind Them.

Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph › December 10, 2008

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Whether it was right or wrong for the police to arrest Damian Green, there's a certain irony in the howling screams of complaint from the Tories on this issue. They seem to have very short memories - maybe I should remind them.

The Tories were quick to celebrate Thatcher's police state in the 1980s when people were stopped and arrested simply for driving down the street. They also whooped with delight when two civil servants were arrested for revealing official secrets.

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A Reminder for the Party ; Whether It Was Right or Wrong for the Police to Arrest Damian Green, There's a Certain Irony in the Howling Screams of Complaint From the Tories On This Issue. They Seem to Have Very Short Memories - Maybe I Should Remind Them.

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