Appalling (Telegraph, £). Tim Perrin, 43, had an unblemished 20-year record with the police, and now works as a maintenance man in Torquay. The article records how the act of “gross misconduct” was speeding at 48mph in a 30mph area whilst driving to Plymouth police station. He decided to appeal against the ticket on the basis he believed had been fulfilling a valid policing purpose. Before setting off on his journey, he was asked to hurry because “things were getting out of control”.

You will not be surprised to learn that Mr Perrin is white. He reports that “experienced police officers are leaving in droves”, to be replaced by young inexperienced officers – a disproportionate number of them women and/or BME and/or neurodiverse, we can safely assume.

The very short BBC piece on the matter has no photograph (so readers cannot know Perrin’s racial identity), nor does it have any details on the offence, nor the mitigating circumstances, nor comments from Mr Perrin.

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