On Commission

Who should succeed Sir Paul Stephenson, and why?

Time was when Metropolitan Police Commissioners were people who had already been things like Governor-General of Canada or what have you. And Chief Constables were drawn from the local squirarchy.

Imperfect, of course. But nevertheless a reminder that the Police are civilians, paid to do what, if the circumstances arose, we would all do, and we would all be entitled to do, for free.