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Just when you think that the Government has made as many dumb moves as it possibly could, they come up with yet another one to surprise us. This time Gordon Brown’s giving our finances and children a miss, and targeting on the UK justice system instead.

Now most of us, being of sound logical mind, are quite content that a punishment should fit the crime for which a person has been found guilty. Mr Brown however is thinking that perhaps it would be better if each person received a sentence that fitted not the crime, but rather the number of spaces available within the jails.

OK, so I’m just a member of “Joe Public” and so perhaps there’s a rationale that extends far above my commonsense intelligence level. To me it seems more appropriate to create more jails, or change the sentencing on petty crimes which removed the need to imprison people for say not ensuring their children stayed in school, or not being able to pay their community charge.

With the ideas that our Prime Minister is coming up just now I’m beginning to wonder if he’s tired of saying hello to the policeman outside Number 10, because he’s certainly not doing anything to inspire the voter confidence - criminals pending trial notwithstanding!

(Putting the Prime Miniter aside for a moment, I’d like to mention a thanks to the people over at image group for their kind donation of 4 roller banners last week.)