Madness in Durham

You will hardly find a clearer case for the Conservatives' plans to make police forces accountable to the public than this:

The insane County Durham Police have, within a three hour period, stopped more than 600 motorists who were going about their lawful business and breath tested them for alcohol. That's 200 an hour; more than three a minute.

All 602 proved negative. 100 percent of them.

You will not be surprised to hear that Durham residents are paying for a 'strategic road policing department'. These extremists are quite undaunted by the fact that their mad experiment has been a humiliating disaster and propose to do it again.

The British people really must regain control over the police, who are out of control.