At the same time, however, there can be neither doubt about nor excuse for Lord Young's actions.

A decision to retry Lord Young would only make that crisis worse.

Lord Young's decision means the Government does not object to the takeover on competitive grounds.

Lord Young replies the same day, discussing in detail how to avoid parliamentary and commission scrutiny.

Lord Young's proposals, published last year, for a more rational assessment of what constitutes risk in the public sector have already been followed up.

Lord Young said the newspaper "would not have lived" if he had referred the acquisition to the commission.

Lord Young passed the mandatory sentence for murder: death by hanging.

Above all, Lord Young was not bound by his lawyers' advice.

Unless there was some overriding issue of national security, Lord Young should have acknowledged that and published.

Lord Young is behaving as though the' Spycatcher'battle had never happened.

A decision to retry Lord Young would only make that crisis worse.

Lord Young replies the same day, discussing in detail how to avoid parliamentary and commission scrutiny.

In the event Lord Young backed down further and agreed to March 30, 1990.

Lord Young said the newspaper "would not have lived" if he had referred the acquisition to the commission.

Lord Young passed the mandatory sentence for murder: death by hanging.

Above all, Lord Young was not bound by his lawyers' advice.

Unless there was some overriding issue of national security, Lord Young should have acknowledged that and published.

Lord Young is behaving as though the' Spycatcher'battle had never happened.

We can't go back to re-inspect without some sort of hard evidence that her master lied to Lord Young.

Lord Young is expected to make his recommendations to the Prime Minister next month.