| "Mr Foulkes insisted the
government had not been totally blown off course because voters in his Carrick Cumnock and
Doon Valley constituency did not share the media's obsession with the Hutton inquiry"
The Guardian, 26th August 2003 The
future of the Hutton inquiry into the suicide of Iraq weapons inspector David Kelly is
thought to be in doubt after the the Member for Cumnock and Doon Valley confirmed that his
constituents aren’t really interested in the on-going process.
Sources close to Lord Hutton confirmed to the JT that George Foulkes’ bombshell is
likely to put the future of the enquiry in immediate doubt. "The lack of interest
shown in the enquiry by George’s voters means that Lord Hutton will immediately
consider adjourning the enquiry sine die. I mean if the people of Cumnock aren’t
fussed about allegations of chicanery at the highest levels of government then
there’s really no point in going on with it." |
It is thought that in
future the "Foulkes Test" will be rigorously applied in assessing the proper
policy objects of public institutions, as a senior policy analyst explains: "From now
on, if an issue of public concern doesn’t interest George’s voters, then
that’s it, game over." Elsewhere on Planet War, the production team
responsible for BBC hit "DIY-SOS" confirmed this week that they’d receive a
rescue request from one George W Bush, as the copied email confirms:
"Dear team, We’ve been trying to "repair" Baghdad for the last four
months, but boy, have we made a mess of it. We’d really like to pull out now, so how
about Nick and the team taking over? I’d really like to withdraw my
"repair" team well before the presidential elections so we’ll just leave
the keys to the city under the one remaining flower pot not blown to bits by US ordinance.
Thanks, byee!" |
