tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post3453426876291381402..comments2023-12-11T08:49:46.305+00:00Comments on Dizzy Thinks: Joined-up GovernmentUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-52294442540456278472007-02-17T08:22:00.000+00:002007-02-17T08:22:00.000+00:00Thamesmead has become known locally as Little Lago...Thamesmead has become known locally as Little Lagos and hosts the highest number of 419 frauds in the country. All the area lacks really is an oil pipeline running through it for the locals to tap into.<BR/><BR/>The bigger scandal about the Belmarsh complex remains the refusal of criminal court judges to hear cases there. It was constructed with secure courtrooms and intended to replace the Old Bailey for trails of assorted terrorists and ne'er-do-wells. Except it was clearly too far away from civilised amenities for their lordships, who insist that dangerous prisoners are brought to them at the Central Criminal Court instead. So every day, twice a day, the whole of South London is treated to an armed convoy on blues-and-twos - prison van, two range rovers full of cops cradling Heckler & Kochs, motorcycle cops and other cop cars blocking junctions as they pass - barging its way through rush hour traffic.<BR/><BR/>It would be cheaper to move their lordships by helicopter. Bringing them back into town for lunch at their clubs included.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-5669750817845302912007-02-16T22:54:00.000+00:002007-02-16T22:54:00.000+00:00ken's ridiculous thames gateway bridge will make i...ken's ridiculous thames gateway bridge will make it easier to get toAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com