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Comments on: Home Office, civilians all fingers and thumbs on biometrics

Pre-emptive blame 

Posted Thursday 28th June 2007 12:22 GMT

Sounds a bit like, lets blame the civil servants / public before the technology fails. I have notice a tendency to blame problems on administrative failures etc, rather than someone taking responsibility for bad choices.

Beaurocratic cover-my-arse 

Posted Wednesday 4th July 2007 23:53 GMT

'nuff said.

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