I thought it was very cowardly of the government, and of Lord Falconer in particular, to put in to bat against Jeremy Paxman on Newsnight last night a very inexperienced Prisons Minister who had only been in the job a few weeks. Furthermore, he was up against the very experienced Edward Garnier MP, on behalf of the Tories. I cannot remember the chap's name, and he fluffed it when he said that Labour had inherited the Ministry of Justice. Paxman and Garnier were quick to point out that Labour had not inherited it all they had created it. I think what he meant to say, was that Labour had inherited the problems caused by Michael Howard. Give him his due, at one point when Garnier was attacking him he turned the tables and asked what Garnier would do to solve the problem. Garnier blustered and stumbled trying to come up with an answer but failed miserably. And, this reminds me of David Davis, if you have got nothing positive to contribute, shut the fuck up!
On the other hand, Simon Jenkins of the Guardian has made this worthwhile contribution to the debate. And, Clive Coleman of the Times has also written a thoughtful piece.
A mixture of law, politics, autobiography and humour. Once described as "The Devilish Advocate" (Guardian), I do have the ability to provoke a response. Sometimes it comes from someone who uses a thought process, and sometimes from jerks usually associated with the knee.
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