Democracy at work!

[undyingking]

You might remember this I posted a couple of days ago about an absurdly slanted questionnaire the Labour Party were running on anti-terrorism law proposals. I was pretty cheesed off and complained to them, but assumed that would be the last I'd hear of it.

Today I got this email from Charles Clarke:

"I would like to apologise for the questionnaire which was attached to the message that I sent out on Friday.  It was not intended to gauge public opinion but to start a political debate around the proposals currently being debated in Parliament.  Many people have raised with me perfectly valid concerns about how the questions were drafted.  I can only say that I share those concerns and give my assurance that questions of this type will not used in the future."

OK it's a a gesture, but a nice one, and helps to support my hope that Clarke isn't so hung up on being a macho authoritarian monster as Blunkett and Straw were...

Comments

[jezzidue.livejournal.com]

Certainly would seem to be drafted in a hurry .... missed out the "be" in the last line. However I approve of the response - otherwise slick and honest. In my experience of handling (writing and delivering) spin (albeit corporate) this is about as open so far as integrity is concerned as you could expect ... without giving people unnecessary ammo to claim that you are incompetent. ... and afterall we all have moments of incompetence.