A Redbridge First

As a resident of the London Borough of Redbridge, I'm always pleased to see the ghetto gaining a first in something. Yesterday Munir Patel, who worked as a clerk for Redbridge Magistrates Court, became the first person in the UK to be convicted under the Bribery Act 2010, thanks to a sting by The Sun. He accepted £500 to "lose" a traffic summons and boasted he'd done so many times before (title link). If you hire someone who looks like a spiv.... Nice one, Redbridge.