Firstly, burying your head in the sand will not make it go away.

Secondly, the article explains that by their own admission the UK government have said that "knowing about it" today means no undermining of anything at all. It's important to remember that the news story has been buried for some time by our newspapers though. The only people who don't know about it are the public.

Thirdly, in response to your last paragraph, I have no words...

Edits - I am a brit