Comments on: Sunday Times claims to expose corrupting Experian http://idealgovernment.com/2009/01/sunday_times_claims_to_expose_corrupting_experian/ What do we want from Internet-age government? Wouldn't it be better if... Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:03:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Richard S http://idealgovernment.com/2009/01/sunday_times_claims_to_expose_corrupting_experian/comment-page-1/#comment-2733 Richard S Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:50:49 +0000 http://sunday_times_claims_to_expose_corrupting_experian#comment-2733 We badly need "Lord Ideal of Government." I'm against journalist entrapment and concerned about how easy it is to produce misleading results by editing video or audio. But, I was astonished at the apparent belief that just because something is not specifically illegal, it is therefore completely acceptable. To me, this yet again displays the failure of "statute law" compared with Britain's long established system of "common law": Common law can evolve and adapt to society's needs whereas Statute laws are too often just a gravy-train for lawyers. We badly need “Lord Ideal of Government.”

I’m against journalist entrapment and concerned about how easy it is to produce misleading results by editing video or audio.

But, I was astonished at the apparent belief that just because something is not specifically illegal, it is therefore completely acceptable.

To me, this yet again displays the failure of “statute law” compared with Britain’s long established system of “common law”: Common law can evolve and adapt to society’s needs whereas Statute laws are too often just a gravy-train for lawyers.

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