Re: Magistrates Furious at Loss of Free Biscuits

Biscuits aren’t just a staple for judges. According to Ben Schott , in the RAF a “meeting without coffee” means a dressing down by a senior officer. And for serious malefactors the penalty is more severe: “In the Royal Air Force one is summoned to a ‘meeting with tea and no biscuits, or even no tea and no biscuits, depending on the gravity of your crime.’”

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