A modern-day James Bond would no more break a law than parachute from the Shard, naked, covered in raspberry jam
William Hague made a statement to the Commons about the Guardian revelations on the Us Prism programme, and the suggestion that our own intelligence services might be using American sources to bypass British privacy laws.
Well, lawks-a-mercy! Such a thing was inconceivable. Britain's intelligence services are the most honest and most honourable in the world. There are more checks and balances in place than you could shake a stick at.
A British operative would no more break UK laws than they would parachute from the Shard, naked, covered in raspberry jam and shouting "we know who you're texting!" They are also more silent than a Trappist monk trying to eat a Dundee cake, whole.
Mr Hague was so emphatic about the fragrant nature of our intelligence services that, inevitably, my mind began to stray.
William Hague made a statement to the Commons about the Guardian revelations on the Us Prism programme, and the suggestion that our own intelligence services might be using American sources to bypass British privacy laws.
Well, lawks-a-mercy! Such a thing was inconceivable. Britain's intelligence services are the most honest and most honourable in the world. There are more checks and balances in place than you could shake a stick at.
A British operative would no more break UK laws than they would parachute from the Shard, naked, covered in raspberry jam and shouting "we know who you're texting!" They are also more silent than a Trappist monk trying to eat a Dundee cake, whole.
Mr Hague was so emphatic about the fragrant nature of our intelligence services that, inevitably, my mind began to stray.
- 6/10/2013
- by Simon Hoggart
- The Guardian - Film News
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