There Are Times When You Just Have to Throw Away the Law and Do What's Right

The news media are brazenly contributing to the continuing brokenisation of Britain by refusing to hand over footage of rioters without due process of law. At some point during the deafening clatter of jerking knees in Parliament today, softened but a little by the comfortable cushioning of surrounding flab and broken only by a brief but poignant rah-rah from Planet Osborne, Daveybloke was asked whether he would "encourage media organisations to immediately release footage". Daveybloke replied that he certainly would, and added a bit of blather about responsibility, which is nearly as amusing as the Reverend Tony yapping about humanitarianism or his Glorious Successor whining about courage. Even the BBC has had a rare attack of spinal fortitude and stated that no footage will be handed over without a court order; fortunately the BBC can afford to say that, because Daveybloke's chums at Sky News have said more or less the same.