The man who said that that the British government 'sexed up' the WMD reports about Iraq turned up dead recently.

The ministry said Dr Kelly had at no point been threatened with suspension or dismissal for speaking to Mr Gilligan. [from bbc news]

It was made clear to him that he had broken civil service rules by having unauthorised contact with a journalist, but "that was the end of it", said a spokesman.

The end of it indeed.