Actually Bruce, thers a considerable gulf between whats on the statute books and how the law is actually applied. Ask Arthur Scargill or the Birmingham 6. Theres no actual reserve shown when it comes to the ferocity of law enforcement.

And theres no secret about which side of the political spectrum the law is kicking for.

Thus the Birmingham 6 wait 16 years to be freed for a crime they don't commit. Thatcher can put together overnight a court with all the bells and whistles to sequester union funds.

Criminals in the security service completely subvert the political process - as happened in the SpyCatcher Scandal. No prosecutions. Murdoch getting away with this latest nonsense is akin to saying John Gotti never pulled a trigger. MP's are proved to be swindling expenses on a grand scale - final prosecutions devolve down three Labour MPs and black guy.

The law is very selective in England and very subtly applied. No one with an ounce of sense has any dealings with the lawmakers if they possibly can. If they didn't go after the rioters - its probably because they didn't want to. Only a complete moron would argue that it is applied without bias.