It Blesseth Him That Gives And Him That Takes

The City of London police, who so charitably helped the management of St Paul's Cathedral cleanse their temple precincts of poor folk three years ago, have adopted a predictably forgiving attitude towards some straying moneylenders. The loan-sharking firm Wonga has been fined two and a half million pounds for frightening its customers with fraudulent letters sent out in the names of non-existent law firms; City of London police have decided that there are no grounds for action because most of the letters included small print identifying Wonga as the sender. A few letters did not include such small print; but those were very early versions, and City of London police are not the sort of chaps who criticise an author for making errors in the first draft.