A decent man may be free - but justice still hasn't been done/January 21st 2010

Richie - We were in the village snug celebrating Aston Villa's glorious victory in the League Cup semi final (and being serenaded by Mrs Bob No 3's high pitched rendition of "Surrey With A Fringe On Top" - or "Worry With A Fridge Ontop" as it sounds in that quaint Thai accent of hers) when I was suddenly overcome by a yearning to bring a little sunshine into these dark times we live in. So, that night, I travelled into the city centre and defaced a number of those awful billboards carrying the face of Call-Me-Dave, drawing comedy specs and a little moustache on his snakeoil-salesman features. What joy the following day, as I drove Mrs Bob No 3 to her hair stylist, to see the sparkle and laughter on schoolchildren's faces as they giggled at my handywork! But Mrs Bob was not amused. "Who do those bad things to nice poster of Dr Who!" she grumbled, shaking her head, and when I tried to explain burst into a rendition of "White Riot" by The Clash. Mad in NuLabour's Britain, innit!