The DPP stating his belief there is no war on terror is the headline of The Guardian.
On GMTV's roundup of the newspaper headlines all papers were held up to the camera unfolded so viewers could see all the front page. Well, all except one, The Guardian. When it was held up it was folded so that viewers could see only the top half with three photos of actresses nominated for Oscars. The DPP/no war on terror story was therefore unseen, and unmentioned.
However on the BBC it was discussed, but only as a secondary matter, the big story being Helen Mirren being nominated for an oscar.
From http://politics.guardian.co.uk/terrorism/story/0,,1997247,00.html
'There is no war on terror'
Outspoken DPP takes on Blair and Reid over fear-driven legal response to threat
Clare Dyer, legal editor
Wednesday January 24, 2007
The Guardian
The director of public prosecutions, Sir Ken Macdonald, put himself at odds with the home secretary and Downing Street last night by denying that Britain is caught up in a "war on terror" and calling for a "culture of legislative restraint" in passing laws to deal with terrorism.
Sir Ken warned of the pernicious risk that a "fear-driven and inappropriate" response to the threat could lead Britain to abandon respect for fair trials and the due process of law.
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