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This government with its awful handling of the 15 sailors held briefly by the Iranians and now released has actually dragged the United Kingdom into utter disrepute. I can only assume that ministers were once again incapable of revealing simple truths. It presumably never occurred to anyone to just let the sailors tell their stories openly to all the press. No, every single piece of information has to be twisted and spun to cover up the truth or create some false impression.
How low can the Royal Navy sink? In Nelson’s day the despatches of commanding officers were published so there was no chance of a cover-up. Nowadays that would seem to simple. And as a result the Navy becomes the laughing stock of world opinion.
