Brian Paddick: No Joke

"If the purging of his old enemies from the Met over the phone hacking scandal gives him satisfaction, Paddick is not revealing it. He does not know for sure his phone was hacked, but lawyers have told him that News of the World private investigator Glenn Mulcaire had his name, address, mobile number and details of his ex-partner. Then there was a mysterious story in the Mirror about Paddick "boasting" to colleagues about a £3,000 watch. Paddick says he told no workmates about it, but had received voice messages from his bank about the transaction. And so he has joined a supergroup of complainants, including John Prescott and Labour MP Chris Bryant, behind a judicial review against the Met. Later this year the courts will rule on whether the Met failed to properly investigate phone hacking..."

Brian Paddick is profiled in The Guardian.
Lots on what Paddick would have done about the riots if he was still "Britain's top gay copper" - and, yes, he hopes to be the Lib Dems candidate for Mayor Of London again next year.
In 2008 he got 9.6% of first preference votes.
The interviewer appears to have found him a bit humourless and stuffy.
Funny that...

Update: The People claim Paddick has split up with his Norwegian "husband", Petter Belsvik.
Let's hope they haven't been hacking his phone.