Perhaps still reeling from the jeering and heckling he received at the Anfield memorial occasion, the culture/sport etc. minister, Andy Burnham, made a major mistake.
When he arrived in London by train, he left his briefcase on the train. This contained documents with confidential information, and sparked an alert until a passenger on the train returning north handed the briefcase to police in Glasgow.
His offence mirrors that of several ministers before him, as well as civil servants, so he is by no means the first or worst offender.
His reaction was to follow the tradition of Tony Blair, to announce an immediate review of security arrangements, that is to kick it into the long grass until the noise dies down.
So are we to have the spectacle of the minister himself being grilled by a review body, with finger wagging and suggestions of how best to look after his luggage? Somehow I doubt it. This government likes to give the impression of activity, even when there is none. Here the desired impression is that "we shall learn" from this cock-up, even if nothing changes.
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