As a barrister, Sir Keir Starmer will be familiar with the aphorism that hard cases make bad law. It's to be hoped he keeps it in mind as he considers his response to recent rioting across the country.
To the relief of a nation still struggling to come to terms with the savagery witnessed in recent days, the violence that had been predicted nationwide on Wednesday night did not materialise.
More than 4,000 illegal migrants have crossed the Channel since this Government came to power, bringing the year's running total to 17,639, with no sign of abating.
Sir Keir Starmer has rightly warned the rioters bringing fear and disorder to our streets that they will be tracked down and made to feel the full force of the law.
The countdown to the Premier League is upon us and dropping in Saturday's Daily Mail (August 10), Mail Sport - in conjunction with Sky Bet - have provided an amazing A2 wallchart to get you ready.
Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff appeared on a fundraising livestream with his parents on Sunday, after it was revealed he had an affair with his children's nanny during his first marriage.
Just when you thought the knuckleheaded mobs spreading chaos across the country couldn't sink any lower, they set fire to a library in a deprived area of Liverpool.
Very movingly, the people of Southport yesterday rose at dawn to clear up the filthy, dispiriting mess left on their streets by rioting interlopers on Tuesday.