In July of 2000, the News of the World decided to publish the names and addresses of people on the national sex offender's register.

As anyone with half a brain could predict, given the unique hysteria associated to child sex offences in Britain, this led to vigilante attacks on anyone who even slightly resembled the offenders—including in one case, a paediatrician.

Of course, the government of the time did absolutely nothing about this; Tony Blair has less spine than a jellyfish when it comes to an issue which might affect his popularity.

So I had a suggestion for the News of the World, to print one more name and address of a particular sex offender on the front page: Jack Straw's brother William.

Amusing, no? (This is also amusing).