"a decision over charges could be some way off" ....

... long enough to let Mr Blair & the rest to escape with an old boys club pardon perhaps ?

#2 You can bet your last £750,000 on it.

#2 - long enough so that it is an EX-prime mimister who is charged?
I hope so!

#4. Anne

I would have liked to see charges while in office :) ... perhaps too optimistic a thought ... but it might bring home to people a little more what corruption we have in Government ...

So what.
That's the price of democracy.
Money well spent.