Dr David Kelly

The recent resurgence for calls into a further inquiry into the circumstances of his death made me think about a few things:

1. 1. The timing of this seems to fit in with the ideological push to detract from the Coalition's performance to the idea that Labour were to blame for everything. This is useful especially when you realise that the author of a book about the case is a junior minister in the Coalition.
2. The cause of death was not limited to the severing of an artery - other causes were attributed to the ingestion of co-proxamol and existing atherosclerosis. Not that the reports mention it, no its the omission of all the facts that tells the whole story.
3. There can be no clear indications as to why and when someone will commit suicide, the failure by Norman Baker to understand this and that reports state the opinion of neighbours and the friends is genuine in their disbelief, but the phenomenon of suicide is poorly understood, and seizing on this for the purpose of advancing an inconsistent conspiracy theory is sad and degrading.
4. The inquest was postponed in order to avoid conflict with the Hutton Inquiry, and yes, it is held to more stringent standards, which may be key to resolving the matter although I doubt, that for some people, it will bring neither comfort or closure. Still, if the family give their consent, then I hope that it will settle the matter once and for all. My guess is, it was the Lizard People.