It’s time for the Gvt to take a stand on the issue, rather than on technicalities about B Hughes’s role in some procedure or other.

1) How’s it gonna feel when you, the government, finally track down the slackers?

2) Why is the job so difficult? It can only be that an attempt has been made to legislate for common sense. Instead, we get the Common Market Sense (har-de-bloody-har). But nothing surprises us anymore, so we just and carry on.

Loads of migrants, loads of fear and suspicion engendered by drip-fed terrorist-psychosis and paranoia, loads of plans for databases, ‘increased efficiency through technology’, identification-mania, bombs in your dreams every week…you get the picture. And so many bloody inquiries, all the time, non-stop; never the outcome: incompetence or corruption or treason. Heads must be stuck on with Commons superglue these days, you never see any roll. Always, "No, told you, we were right, again". If you were so right, Gov., why are so many complaining? And if so many are complaining, why aren’t you curious enough to find out why?

What’s that you say? No one’s complaining? Hey, you’re right. Again. Silly me.

To understand the undercurrent of control, one has to appreciate that protocol is the best material by which to imprison real inquiry. There are few in ‘power’ who are not considered as ultimately expendable by those who have quietly shaped their careers, in favour of ‘progress’ on their terms. Psychology is just the next layer, beyond the events. The patient is very sick - because there are so many different sets of symptoms.