There once was a time that whenever Shami Chakrabarti would come on TV I would get all angry and criticise (often out-loud) her lefty position and crime-complicit attitudes.

So something’s changed. Either I’ve moved to the left (let’s forget my comments about water shall we — I know I was wrong!) or Ms Chakrabarti has moved to the right, or just stopped being wrong.

I don’t know which it is, but I am happier as a result. I suspect she’s moved to the liberal side of Labour which is what is making her seem more reasonable. That Liberty is helping motorists in the European Court of Human Rights (not an EU court) against the UK government’s demands that people incriminate themselves just makes me like them even more.

Take a look at Shami’s response to the Danish cartoons and you will see a studied response that is just perfect.