Same as it ever was...

Two stories from the BBC website:

Labour decides that ID cards aren't actually a good idea... expensive, ineffective and likely to infringe civil liberties. "It goes almost without saying that we must guard against the danger of being driven to more and more extreme measures involving unwarranted infringement of personal liberty"

Investigation into alleged torture of terrorist suspects held without trial. Report says they were subjected to white noise, sleep deprivation etc - UK government reacts angrily to criticism. "They seem to have gone to endless lengths to show that anyone not given 3-star hotel facilities suffered hardship and ill-treatment"

I don't know whether to laugh or weep...