This is standard dissimulation by a (Public?) servant. They’re probably trained to do this, although some (the more successful) have a natural ability for lying and deception.

Blair has always had a very selective memory and has a genetically inbuilt capability of instantly forgetting the details of anything which is remotely embarrassing or contradictory. This memory loss is highly contagious. For ‘I can’t recall’ read ‘I don’t want to answer’. Remember David Kelly, David Blunkett, Goldsmith, Falconer etc etc. The list is endless.

These people do not read or understand history, but they do understand the necessity of rewriting history to ‘move on’ from their failures. News Management is the term.

He claims "he had no recollection of saying to a Scottish Sunday newspaper that these [anti-terror] powers could be used against G8 protestors".

Well he better have a word -

1 - with his doctor, because he must suffer from amnesia, or is it compulsive liar syndrome?

2 - with former Labour minister Frank Dobson, who noted -

"Yesterday Tony Blair said he couldn’t rule out using it against people protesting against the G8 summit at Gleneagles in Scotland later this year.

Well, if he wants my support he had better rule that idea out".

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