Cock-up: Resignation calls, politicians involved...

Newspapers are calling (again) for Ian Blair, the Met police chief, to resign:

Senior policing and political figures, including the prime minister, have defended police chief Sir Ian Blair amid growing calls for his resignation.

And politicians including Tony Blair and Red Ken are hopping to his defense:

Tony Blair's spokesman said: "The prime minister continues to give his full support to Ian Blair - full stop."

It's a little scary, even to me, how much of this I predicted (all of it, by my reckoning). However I have to confess that I'm not a clairvoyant; This is just how things happen in Britain. Needless to say I absolutely do not apologize for my cynicism:

• The police are incompetent nincompoops with too many powers.
• The police are a political tool.
• The politicians are incompetent, corrupt nincompoops with wayyy too much power.
• The politicians think we're all fools, but they keep getting away with this stuff so maybe they're right.