Double standards from old New Labour

In last Sunday's Observer (22 July), Sarah Helm the wife of Blair aide Jonathan Powell, complained bitterly about the police's behaviour during the cash for peerages investigation.

She compared police to the Gestapo for waking Ruth Turner early and taking her off for questioning.

Tony Blair's allies were also quoted anonymously, accusing the police of heavy handed tactics and calling the chief investigator 'a shit'.

Is this the same labour party who wanted suspects to be locked up for 90 days without charge? And if they were all so convinced they were completely innocent, why so much relief that the investigation is over? Do they have no faith in British justice?

Now some of our law makers have experienced the law from the other side, perhaps we will get more balance in legislation.