Downing Street has announced that it is to publish “all relevant” correspondence between the Government and the Scottish Executive in the hope that it will “quell allegations” that Whitehall put pressure on the Scots to release Abdelbaset al-Megrahi.
The announcement appears disingenuous, given that:
(a) the most damaging correspondence has probably already been leaked; and
(b) the principal allegations against the Government relate not to its dealings with the devolved administration, but to its negotiations with the Libyans.
If Gordon Brown wishes to put an end to speculation over the al-Megrahi affair, he should make a statement covering the British Government’s dealings with Libya prior to and after the conclusion of the prisoner transfer agreement, which should be supported by copy correspondence and official notes of meetings.
I am sure, however, that he would resist doing any of those things. In the circumstances, the release of the Scottish correspondence looks little more than diversionary chaff.
Yes, I’d like to see the unredacted correspondence.
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