Hunt the ... er.. Queen of Spades

Another police fiasco to divert attention from the last one

At school we used to play a card game called 'Black Maria' (apt, considering).

The objective was not to get landed with penalty cards. But if you did, then there was a chance at redemption by getting them all, plus the Queen of Spades, winning by being totally awful as opposed to totally 'good' (I won't say skilled, as flipping to the dark side does take some... considerably).

This seems to be the new scorched earth policy I am seeing, from our government (especially with money, but also ethics) to, as you suggest, its instruments, who seem to have learned the best way out of a mess is to make a bigger one. Worrying about end points is so next year, after the pension is index-linked or the career protected via 'no accountability' systems.

And, as with Black Maria, the only way to succeed is with the complicity of others not cooperating or pursuing minor selfish interests.

For shame the political system. For shame the MSM.