tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37512247.post5453390045763289534..comments2023-12-24T11:20:38.708+00:00Comments on The Muniment Room: Dickens, Riots, Barnaby RudgeTtonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185875893212146794noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37512247.post-88861948749066355252011-08-12T12:29:00.710+01:002011-08-12T12:29:00.710+01:00The fact that magistrates are sending looters to t...The fact that magistrates are sending looters to the crown courts for sentencing does rather suggest that they're not contemplating "40 hours community service".<br /><br />But, yes, they certainly did things differently in the old days. If we went back to the mediaeval model, the Queen would have met the protesters to hear their grievances, and the mayor of London would sneak round the back and stab the ringleader in the reins. Get that broom out of Boris's hand and give the man a blade!Alechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05762965355162182913noreply@blogger.com