Nichola Fisher and the Max Clifford sausage factory

Unlike my distinctly unesteemed Assembly Member Brian Coleman, I am not in the business of claiming that a defenceless woman can somehow be in any way responsible for getting whacked round the legs by an armed policeman, and I can understand why Nichola Fisher may have felt the need to hire a publicist. But I… Continue reading Nichola Fisher and the Max Clifford sausage factory

In The Loop Review (spoilers)

This is magnificent — and it is true! It never happened; yet it is still true! What magic art is this? Robin Goodfellow in Sandman #19 by Neil Gaiman In The Loop was generally what I expected and hoped it would be – a hilarious, somewhat unsettling satire on how we managed to stumble into… Continue reading In The Loop Review (spoilers)

Three more worrying stories about the Metro Police

The Ian Tomlinson story just gets worse and worse. This one is just going to run and run, isn’t it? (Hat Top: Mr Eugenides). Meanwhile, the Evening Standard are picking up on the worrying trend for police to hide their ID numbers. And finally, the Guardian has this tale of how not to treat tourists… Continue reading Three more worrying stories about the Metro Police