Downing Street appears to be arguing that, if it denies a particular story, then the BBC should not run it. The implications are Orwellian.

Offers observations on the imminent conclusions of a British governmental investigation into the possibility that Prime Minister Tony Blair and others in his administration used dubious means to convince the British public of the necessity of an attack on Iraq. Inadequate respect afforded British investigative bodies in government; Suggestion that there will be little fallout from the affair; Relations between the British Broadcasting Corp. and the Blair administration.