Watch yer!

Get a load of this on HoldtheFrontPage.
It suggests the Home Secretary will cast a blind eye should the police decide to "restrict or monitor" journalists at public events.
Journalists have always had the same rights as any other law-abiding member of the public - it's the basis on which we attend court hearings or local authority meetings for example.
The extract from Jacqui Smith's letter makes me wonder what constitutes a "public event" and the reasons why police officers may choose to take action against the media . . . the protection of crime scenes is an obvious motive, but maybe demonstrations too? Surely not Golden Wedding celebrations?
I expect the loan reporter, perhaps accompanied by a photographer, to be the most obvious target for this kind of measure, not press packs or TV news crews who can film back.
Monitoring is one of the issues tackled in this is interesting documentary: