The British government fully supports the unequivocal message to Saddam Hussein that repression of innocent civilians and reckless acts of brutality are unacceptable,

The situation is deteriorating. We are seeing more repression every day by a government that is on its last legs.

There is more repression, a more repressive atmosphere and there are no new ideas coming from the government. It is behaving as if everything is normal and that is what is making the situation really bad.

'Government gets things right' does not encourage sales. 'Government makes another blunder' does encourage sales, so there's a commercial imperative that pushes sensationalism.

And the little screaming fact that sounds through all history: repression works only to strengthen and knit the repressed.

And the little screaming fact that sounds through all history: repression works only to strengthen and knit the repressed