I'm as prone as anyone to analysing the syntax and deep meaning of politicians' words, but I think that there has been a bit too much read into Gordon Brown's statement yesterday:

I believe when people see the full facts then they will be satisfied.

Daniel Finkelstein makes a logical point:

Gordon Brown has always maintained he does not know the full facts, and that the whole thing has got nothing to do with him. So how can he be sure that people will be satisfied when they see the full facts?

There's another, simpler, explanation, though - that Brown simply meant 'I believe' in the sense of 'I trust' - as in 'I'm sure that when people see the full facts then they will be satisfied'. As you'd say if you meant that, although you hadn't seen the details, you were sure everything would be fine.

I'm not saying that Daniel is wrong - it may well be that Brown's words do reveal that he is more aware of things than he has so far let on - just that sometimes over-analysis can obscure more than it reveals. That said, there are few things more worthy of over-analysis than the background to possible criminal charges against the staff of the PM.