BAE, the defence contractor that has been pursued by the Serious Fraud Office this year complained that they have been worried about ‘reputational damage’ in response to their tarnished image resulting from their murky business affairs. They consider this perception to be an unreasonable outcome. This illustrates the delusional and detached stance taken by those who are either unaware or feign unawareness of their own motives. A reputation should not be manipulated according to the wishes of those with questionable business practices. This is greed with excuses.
When Gordon Brown referred to Afghanistan as an ‘infant democracy’ he may have been right. He may even have been charitable given the reporting of corruption within the regime. What is more concerning is this comment in the light of the revelations concerning the behaviour of our own political class. Ours is a democracy hardly devoid of infantilism.
