One law for some....

Damien Green M.P. has recently revealed that his name and DNA sample have been removed from the national Police database. He, of course, is a political figure in a party which could next year have considerable political clout.

He admitted that it was a small victory, but that there are still 850,00 records and thus a fair proportion of the 5.2% of all individuals whose records are on the database, which ought not to be there. This large group of people have never been convicted or even tried. This, despite a ruling from Europe that it is illegal.

Some of these people whose records are on the database are perhaps unaware of the fact, as they know they have no criminal record. Among them is also the civil servant who leaked to Damien Green the facts which the government was trying to cover up.

There is thus another affront here - that some people are less important, or have no powerful support, are are fighting a lone and unavailing battle to persuade the government to do what it has a legal duty to do.