Blood Money

Human rights groups, the Euro-wogs, the United Nations and other forces of Stalinist repression have isolated themselves yet further from the mainland by complaining about Britain's trade in weapons with a bunch of head-chopping Islamic fundamentalists. All instruments of death sold by Britain are, of course, clearly marked Not to be used for internal repression or anything nasty, and this has hitherto proved more than enough to salve whatever rotted, reeking organ of commercial self-interest serves Whitehall for a conscience. Nevertheless, Saudi Arabia's attacks on Yemen have provoked the Campaign Against the Arms Trade to warn the Government that it may be in breach of international law, even though a flunkey at the Ministry for Wogs, Frogs and Huns declared six months ago that no evidence suggested the Saudis were breaching the law; or anyway, no evidence that the Ministry for Wogs, Frogs and Huns cared to believe. CAAT's legal case is being handled by the law firm Leigh Day, which has also brought lawsuits on behalf of Iraqis who claim to have been abused by British forces, and has therefore been accused of "ambulance chasing". If there's one thing that makes the Conservative Party squeal with righteous indignation, it's the idea of someone else profiteering from human pain.