This story interested me. Good to see that no one is above the law...
But a few things:
a) Why is the Ambassador so keen to apologise? I don't think we've done anything wronghere.
b) Why was the body search not completed? Because he caused a fuss? That's not good enough, I'm afraid. If I object the next time I have to pop down to London, do I just get waived through? Hardly rigorous...
c) When I was reading the story I half-thought it was going to end by saying, due to the delays, we'd sent the Coptic Pope to be sorted in Milan. So it does seem to be improving down Heathrow way...
d) Are we going to start doing this to all religious leaders and VIPs? I pity the poor soul who has to body search Cardinal Ratzinger or Helen Clark but would imagine the good ol' fashioned British jobsworths to make sure Carla Bruni-Sarkoz is rigorously checked the next time she is over. Indeed, if Alex Stubb comes through Heathrow maybe Macnumpty will volunteer.
RS
Tuesday, April 08, 2008
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All good points and ones without answers, RS.
Do you think the Royal family, should they actually fly on a commercial plane, and our senior scumba....politicians get frisked when going through security? Diplomatic immunity you know. Just exacltly how the Libyans brought in automatic weapons when they shot the woman police officer and just how they took them out again without anyone being charged. Bastards!
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