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Whether it will backfire or not is up to the citizens to decide. But I suspect it won't backfire enough to cause a dent. Maybe in the US, but this is unlikely
by petercooper 13y ago
Whether it will backfire or not is up to the citizens to decide. But I suspect it won't backfire enough to cause a dent.
Maybe in the US, but this is unlikely to make a ripple in the British public sphere.
The Snowden story has not been a big deal here and today's news has not had much airtime either (it's not even on the BBC News front page). The majority of Brits don't know about this story, nor are likely to have the context to care if they did.
Issues of UK-US cooperation, even over matters as worrying as extraditing Brits to the US for trial, rarely stir up great feelings amongst everyday folk. Being on Twitter and HN, I do know about this story and I still don't care for it much (in terms of how I consider British policy).
- jacquesm 13y agohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DA-Notice http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DA-Notice
- petercooper 13y agoWell it hasn't stopped the Guardian or even the Daily Mail, it seems ;-) http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2396745/Edward-Snowden-Partner-journalist-reported-spying-revelations-detained-Heathrow-airport-anti-terror-laws.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2396745/Edward-Snowd... .. I could never have thought I could hold up the Mail as a good source :-)
- nicholassmith 13y ago"I could never have thought I could hold up the Mail as a good source :-)" It's a struggle for me to even vaguely consider the Mail as a good source but they do seem to needle the government over certain things the others won't touch. I'd imagine because they feel they have such a swing over a large proportion of the main voter base for the UK they feel like they can get away with things that a lesser newspaper would be dragged over the coals for.