Those of us who care
about civil liberties and therefore want the tradition of policing by consent to mean
something in modern Britain should read this book, if only because one of the most intelligent policemen around does not really get it.
Asked
about David Davis» decision to fight a by - election on
civil liberties: «Because I am quite a logical person, I couldn't get the logical connection between the loss of a vote in the Commons and a decision on
something the whole Conservative Party was united
about and the decision to resign and fight a byelection.