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The reason that they are retiring, my lovely darlings, is that they do not want to do what we do, which is to deal directly with the public and sort out their messes. Judges are paid to hear the facts and know the law and apply their considerable brains to legal problems. We, the comparatively thicker boys, do our thing. We have a function and all that will happen unless that function is recognised and respected is that the system will collapse. Everyone loves to hate solicitors and policemen, right up until the time when they are in trouble. Perhaps we and the Judges could both go mad and stick together.