Hey Wolfie, you're always one for PC & conspiracy stuff.....
So news today is the head of the met has been recording 'phone conversations.
Everyone is tut, tutting and the news/papers seem to be saying that he "might" have broken the law and what a naughty and untrustworthy chap he is!
Now as many of my readers know I'm not a great supporter of authority as I often feels it's abused.....
In this case though I'm wondering what/why the stories....
1. It's perfectly legal (I believe) to tape you're own conversations without telling the other person as long as you are doing this for personal use. If you wish to share the tape with a third party you must have the other person's permission.
2. My opinion would be that if I was head of met I might well find it prudent to record the many and varied 'phone conversations to
a] be sure of my facts/recollections
b] would I trust politicians in particular to "recollect" clearly later.
(how often have you heard "that's not my recollection of events etc??)
3. Just who has actually released this information (AND WHY??). Sir Ian is on holiday, and hardly likely to release it anyway.
For once I think the chap is being hard done by for some reason and that someone out there has an agenda???
:dunno:
So news today is the head of the met has been recording 'phone conversations.
Everyone is tut, tutting and the news/papers seem to be saying that he "might" have broken the law and what a naughty and untrustworthy chap he is!
Now as many of my readers know I'm not a great supporter of authority as I often feels it's abused.....
In this case though I'm wondering what/why the stories....
1. It's perfectly legal (I believe) to tape you're own conversations without telling the other person as long as you are doing this for personal use. If you wish to share the tape with a third party you must have the other person's permission.
2. My opinion would be that if I was head of met I might well find it prudent to record the many and varied 'phone conversations to
a] be sure of my facts/recollections
b] would I trust politicians in particular to "recollect" clearly later.
(how often have you heard "that's not my recollection of events etc??)
3. Just who has actually released this information (AND WHY??). Sir Ian is on holiday, and hardly likely to release it anyway.
For once I think the chap is being hard done by for some reason and that someone out there has an agenda???
:dunno: