Friday, September 09, 2005

Clarke loses battle over European terror plans / Scotsman, 9 Sep 2005

http://news.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=1911982005
James Kirkuip
Key points
� Home Secretary thwarted over terror plans
� UK desire for increased surveillance of telecoms rejected
� Civil rights and cost of tracking messages main sources of opposition
Key quote
'We think it's a rather unsophisticated approach to a complex problem. The implications of this total package are very considerable, and it seems to me that we're talking about hundreds of millions of euros on a pan- European basis' - Michael Bartholomew, head of lobbying group"