It’s not much fun waking up to news of a bomb being found in your city. But it sure as hell beats waking up to hear that a bomb has gone off.…
crime
A collection of 8 posts
Do You Know This Man?
Just over a week ago, Jackie was assaulted. She got a picture of her attacker. Have a look, and should you recognise him, get in contact with her.…
Police Pay In Danger
Met police payroll details stolen: Burglars have stolen laptop computers containing the payroll details of half of the Metropolitan Police staff, Scotland Yard has said. The computers were taken in a raid last Thursday on offices used by the firm…
Cars, Police and Bad Days
[](http://www.flickr.com/photos/adders/301790383/ "photo sharing") [Wing clipped?](http://www.flickr.com/photos/adders/301790383/) Originally uploaded by Adam Tinworth. I’m not…
on the absence of hoodies
Excitement! Thrills! Drama! On my drive into work this morning, I saw a teenager being arrested for car-related nefarious activity. The coppers had him bang to rights, guv, and had handcuffed the blighter. I was, however, deeply disappointed to note…
It didn't take long
Boy, it didn’t take long for the politicians to start backing away from the people’s law. The MP who said he’d put the legislation forward is trying to wriggle out of it, and Prescott says that it…
Tony Martin: Political Prisoner?
Samizdata has published an insanely good post in the Tony Martin situation entitled, appropriately enough, Samizdata.net – Tony Martin: Political Prisoner. Read it.…
An englishman's home is... someone else's castle, it would appear
Americans reading this story will probably be struck with disbelief. I know I am.…