Good point. I was aware of the Mark Kennedy thing. It's utterly shameful. I certainly didn't mean to imply some kind of moral superiority over the US system. O

Good point. I was aware of the Mark Kennedy thing. It's utterly shameful. I certainly didn't mean to imply some kind of moral superiority over the US system. Our police have done some appalling, corrupt things. Conducting surveillance on the family of Stephen Lawrence is another one that springs to mind.