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Story: Home Office denies e-passports can be faked
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I don't believe them either .. no shock there.
My doubt comes from the fact that they are just saying "No you can't", rather than pointing out why the existing demonstrations are in error.
Sceptic: You can't pull a rabbit out of that hat.
Magician: Tadaah !! [pulls rabbit out of hat]
Sceptic: It is hereby official policy that you didn't just do that. Policy is Truth. Job done.
How does this make the sceptic look?
It would have been far more convincing if they had deconstructed the demonstration and shown where it was really just slight of hand, rather than a practical exploit. They didn't. This would seem to suggest that they're just flapping around trying to reconcile the policy "These chips are infallible" and the actual truth "Nothing is infallible". When Truth and truth are in conflict, all they've got left is to blurt out denials and hope that they stick.
Makes a chap proud to be British !
Andrew Meredith
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