"If you've done nothing wrong" & section 7

[amateur51]

Last word from me as it is pointless trying to get you to understand the definition of 'national security' but clearly the concept is very alien to you as you are having great difficulty in comprehending this term. Perhaps English is not your first language and so my apologies as that would explain it.

What's the superlative of pompous?

[Bryn]

Oh I gave up running courses like those in the 90s - interesting to hear there's still an audience though :winkeye:

Presumably your Resurrected correspondent does not run such courses at the behest of the Glasgow Media Group.

[amateur51]

Presumably your Resurrected correspondent does not run such courses at the behest of the Glasgow Media Group.

A fine body of people indeed - not certain that the stone roller would cut their mustard if his posts on here are anything to go by.

[ahinton]

A fine body of people indeed - not certain that the stone roller would cut their mustard if his posts on here are anything to go by.

A stone roller cutting mustard; now there's an interesting piece of imagery with which to conjure! What a fertile imagination you have, ams!

[eighthobstruction]

What's the superlative of pompous?

Couldn't on looking find that 'last word' from RM....ref 'us' folk not understanding his definition of 'national security'....good, I'll just go on believing that sometimes it depends on spending £millions on overt bombing, droning etc, and some nasty little covert efforts too....it's pointless trying to tell me otherwise....after all Lord Faulkner does not even 'understand' RMs efforts....ALL that effort contained in so few lines, such little content....do you think he's been on a course which imparts such ability, or is it innate....

[amateur51]

A stone roller cutting mustard; now there's an interesting piece of imagery with which to conjure! What a fertile imagination you have, ams!

Oh that's just how thoughts of the stone roller catch me, ahinton

[Serial_Apologist]

What's the superlative of pompous?

arse

[ahinton]

arse

That's not a superlative, it's a suffix, though that fact seems to make it no less apposite in the circumstances.

[amateur51]

Oh for a smiley in this instance

[An_Inspector_Calls]

My, those goalposts must be heavy!

Nah, I call on you to do the hard lifting (#66) thanks!

[amateur51]

Nah, I call on you to do the hard lifting (#66) thanks!

I only respond to links, no riffling back for yours truly, so sorry :biggrin:

[ahinton]

I only respond to links, no riffling back for yours truly, so sorry :biggrin:

In this case, what strikes me is not only the shifting of goalposts to which Richard Barrett drew such witty attention but the also increase in cavalier scoring of own goals by a tiny handful of those with their heads stuck firmly in the sand; never mind - perhaps we should try to learn to appreciate that goalpost moving and own goal scoring are quite remrkable achievements (however superfluous and tiresome) when those doing them have their heads in the sand...

[eighthobstruction]

In this case, what strikes me is not only the shifting of goalposts to which Richard Barrett drew such witty attention but the also increase in cavalier scoring of own goals by a tiny handful of those with their heads stuck firmly in the sand; never mind - perhaps we should try to learn to appreciate that goalpost moving and own goal scoring are quite remrkable achievements (however superfluous and tiresome) when those doing them have their heads in the sand...

I am imagining 2 suffix' ....one between goalposts, the other taking a penalty....though what I imagine is in fact 'blow football'....

[Serial_Apologist]

In this case, what strikes me is not only the shifting of goalposts to which Richard Barrett drew such witty attention but the also increase in cavalier scoring of own goals by a tiny handful of those with their heads stuck firmly in the sand; never mind - perhaps we should try to learn to appreciate that goalpost moving and own goal scoring are quite remrkable achievements (however superfluous and tiresome) when those doing them have their heads in the sand...

Or, to paraphrase the Zen parable, neither the goal nor the goalpost, but mind is moving.

[Resurrection Man]

.......
That was the limit of their power. Note that they are not permitted to do this in respect of "national security" but only in connexion with "acts of terrorism".

Here's the Terrorism Act 2000. Please check it yourself:

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/11/contents

.....

Even his solicitor talks about national security. Anyway, this part of the act seems to justify his detention...

Collection of information.

(1)

A person commits an offence if—

(a)

he collects or makes a record of information of a kind likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism, or

(b)

he possesses a document or record containing information of that kind.

(2)

In this section “record” includes a photographic or electronic record.

(3)

It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under this section to prove that he had a reasonable excuse for his action or possession.

(4)

A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable—

(a)

on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years, to a fine or to both, or

(b)

on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both.