Re: "there is something in the Home Office "
Pedant's Corner @John Smith 19:
Qu'on me donne six lignes écrites de la main du plus honnête homme, j'y trouverai de quoi le faire pendre.
If you give me six lines written by the hand of the most honest of men, I will find something in them which will hang him.
Attributed to Richilieu; possibly derived from Quintilian.
(Exploited by modern policing methods. That's why in the UK silence technically remains a legal option but leads to adverse inferences. Some terribly cynical defendants still think it's better to take the hit)
Biting the hand that feeds IT
