Today, for the first time in it's 800 year history, the wheels of the British justice system have ground to a shuddering halt, due to a dispute over pay.
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Staff from Magistrates' courts in England and Wales, including ushers, clerks and administrators have staged a one day walk out and more strikes are predicted for the new year.
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If the workers are not being paid enough, perhaps the government should have to fill in a means testing form. Taking the figures from our recent posting on the way Her Majesty's Government manages our money, it currently has an overdraft in the region of £32 billion.
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Maybe it will be necessary to send the baillifs (private) in to the Lord Chancellor's Office, currently occupied by Lord Falconer, or Charlie as he signs himself.
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The Government may well need to ask for time to pay, since last week Mr Blair agreed to pay an extra billion pounds a year to the EU.
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An empty court room above. Some 330 courts are expected to be closed today, due to strike action.
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