Oh Sir Ian! Our police chief never ceases to have to apologise for putting his foot in it. On today’s news – the recording secretly of private conversations – you have to think that he is doing it for a reason. It may be, given the vulnerability of his position, he feels he needs back-up in case briefings against him begin (or continue). I think he is in trouble. And I think if the IPCC report looking at communications – subtext Ian Blair’s role and actions post Stockwell – find him wanting, then he’s probably a gonner.

It’s odd really. Knowing him from five years on the Met Police Authority when he was Deputy Commissioner – he so wanted this job. It must be like a nightmare for him for it all to go so off track so soon. It’s about trying to manage business and media – that’s his problem. And he has never been viewed as a ‘coppers’ copper’ the way Sir John Stevens was. And he is extremely political.

However, more to the local point, he has promised to come and discuss the future of police stations in Haringey – and that’s an important discussion. Not just for Haringey – but for the future of policing more generally. They have a natural tendency to centralise – and we the people know that we need police amongst us to be successful.

During the day I visit a group of residents in Dukes Avenue, who before humps were introduced in their street, were already desperate to stop lorries racing down their narrow residential street as a cut through. Since the humps have come – the noise and vibration is unbearable. I have already met with the senior traffic officers at Haringey to beg for action against the lorries – and although they say they agree, they want to wait for works on the North Circular etc before taking any action. However, with the humps, the problem is exacerbated. So this time, am taking another tack, and asking the Council what they need in way of evidence to take action. Is it number of trucks? Is it levels of noise? Is it damage to cars? Is it number of people in which roads supporting pinch points in two locations to simply stop the through lorries? We will see what the response is.