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Use snooped data in court? Nah, says UK.gov - folk might be cleared

John Brown (no body) Silver badge

"At least some of our representatives seem to have a sense of decency and fair play."

On the whole, that tends to be the "new" boys and girls, the first timers. Unusually for a UK Parliament, there are quite a few new boys and girls this time around, mainly SNP. I wonder how long their principles will last? Is the taste of power and the subsequent ambition that makes them drop principles to be "on message", is it being worn down by civil servants or is just that the security briefing scare the shit out of them?

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