The decision to delay the autumn statement, which has been on the cards for weeks, appears to be a matter of acute sensitivity in No 10.
Note: The inordinate delay in the preparation of this report was caused by the Elly Buddle, whose return passage was booked on the amphibiousParis, and whose subsequent delay in sailing in turn delayed the accountants in preparing this statement.
"Over the past year, economic activity in Sweden and abroad has gradually deteriorated and the expected recovery has been delayed," the Riksbank said in a statement on its Web site.
But on Friday, as Mr. Isaac prepared to be sentenced, the judge, Justice Vincent Del Giudice, cited a probation report that detailed Mr. Isaac's statements and delayed the hearing.
"I want to be clear: there will not be another delay," the statement added.
"These were corrected immediately and the ship sailed without delay," the statement said.
The work would be put into practice without delay, the statement said.
"For the sake of national security, it's time to stop playing politics with our Department of Defense, and to move beyond the distractions and delay," the statement concludes.
Although there is no doubt Leveson was acting within his powers, a glance at section 19 suggests it was not designed to delay the release of statements that were going be published anyway, or to punish leaks.
Seth Mydans PAKISTAN: SHARIF PROSECUTION ENDING -- The prosecution said it planned to finish its hijacking and attempted murder case today against the deposed prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, but Mr. Sharif's lawyers said they might ask the court for a week's postponement to prepare their case, delaying the hearing of statements from the seven accused in the case.
