Lib Dem const through wordle.net

I just ran the Pre-amble to the Lib Dem Constitution through Wordle.net and got this rather beautiful jumble of text.

Maybe we should put it on t-shirts.

Magistrate vs Armed Response

An interesting post on Magistrate’s Blog gives us a picture of armed response police officers and asks why some of them are wearing balaclavas that obscure their identities.

I think the fact that the picture is still easy to find months after the incident probably answers the question. It seems entirely fair to officers put in this really difficult situation that they not become public figures because of the actions they have to carry out.

I wouldn’t want to be an armed policeman, and I sure as heck don’t want to see the police carrying guns as a matter of routine. But I entirely understand that we need some officers to be armed, and I hope I never find myself in a situation where I need them.

It is interesting, though, that although both armed cops and magistrates will simply because of their jobs from time to time have to take decisions that prove controversial in the long run, you’re currently not allowed to take photos of magistrates on the job. I wonder how Magistrate would feel to see his photo in a tabloid along with some rabble-rousing copy along the lines of “THIS IS THE BEAK THAT LET THE PAEDO GO”.

All this may change – there are plans at Lib Dem conference to debate letting cameras into court. I wonder if Magistrate will start wearing a balaclava if his decisions get opened to wider scrutiny.

Tweets on 2008-09-11

Sep11

Eek, turned up at Lib Drinks to find no-one here! #
Tee hee – Spin Vox renders Sleaford and Hykeham as Seafood and Hiking. #

Tweets on 2008-09-10

Sep10

Just had really interesting meeting with heads of 6 primary schools about proposed new 3-19 academy. #
Watching Mock the Week. Wondering if the woman ever talks. #

Tweets on 2008-09-09

Sep9

@meryl_f but even skinny people look silly in skinny jeans?! #

Tweets on 2008-09-08

Sep8

Really, really not understanding this trend for skinny jeans. #
Good grief, 90 mins for council questions is a bit of a record. Don’t think we’ll be done by teatime. #
Barnstorming speech made lots of people laugh but didn’t quite achieve the desired outcome. #
Just called the Labour group as a whole unreconstructed Socialist dinosaurs. Not entirely with a straight face. #
Flaking out in front of Dave and Dave+1 instead of laying out next Focus. #

Tweets on 2008-09-07

Sep7

Combination of being home alone and suddenly remembering I have bacon AND eggs in the kitchen has led to an impromptu late night fry-up. #
Making profiteroles. Hopefully. With pear crumble backup #

Tweets on 2008-09-06

Sep6

Le nouveau Tiger Woods est arrivé! #
Writing speeches for Full Council on Monday and wishing I had Alan Shaw’s speechwriting team. Although I wouldn’t want his cases. #

Tweets on 2008-09-05

Sep5

@mpntod My mum was on Twitter months ago! 🙂 #
As if it hasn’t been disturbing enough to hear my dad’s name on the radio for weeks, now the “dead Fosters” jokes are starting to turn up. #
Ooh – a medium term financial strategy. I love medium term financial strategies. #
Voting to exclude the public for agenda items 20-23. #
@willhowells hope you’ve a coupla days free 🙂 #
@willhowells I found Civ3 had no remaining thrall for me after CivIV #

Tweets on 2008-09-04

Sep4

Strange nightmare dreams in which I had to take the stage in a G&S opera and sing a solo with no rehearsal or time to learn the words. #

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Teaching, food and other random, infrequent wibblings

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