Police apologise for killing Ian Tomlinson

I share your feelings here, Mr H.

The wrongdoing - whether accidental as the officer claimed, or deliberate as his superiors have now ruled, was greatly exacerbated by the campaign of denials and stonewalling that followed.

They were denials and rejections we saw repeated in other places too

Paradoxically, the greatest criminal mastermind at my school became a policeman, so I have absolutely no confidence at all in their individual or collective integrity.

Nevertheless, it is still possible to argue that it is a tough job, and someone has got to do it. I, for example, will generally duck the challenge when faced with a violent confrontation on the streets of London, or elsewhere.

By all means, call the police, Jason. But if they are about to set you up, call a good lawyer, too! As for plebs, well, the best insults are possibly too close to the knuckle for comfort, so to speak. I am, ultimately, proud to be a pleb!