Londoners were regaled recently with the spectacle of their former deputy mayor cleaning out a public lavatory wearing a bright fluorescent orange jacket emblazoned with the words “Community Payback”. It must have been even more exciting for viewers than Marie Antoinette in the tumbril on her way to the guillotine for it was not the end of the road for Ian Clement. He will soon return from the lavatory to face the music of daily life, when some of the real fun might start.

<p><table width='100%' border=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td style='FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 18px; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: #0253B7;'><B>Sunanda K Datta-Ray:</B> It's payback time</td></tr><tr><tr><td style='FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11px; '>Fines don

Sunanda K Datta-Ray: It's payback time

Fines dont bother the rich, community service may just do the trick

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