Bloggers are commenting on a court ruling which has implications for their anonymity. A serving detective whose award-winning anonymous blog carried criticisms of government ministers and police bureaucracy lost his High Court plea that his anonymity be preserved "in the public interest". Det Con Richard Horton from Lancashire Constabulary asked for an injunction against the Times journalist Patrick Foster from publishing the true identity of his 'Night Jack' blog. Patrick Foster explained in the Times how and why he tracked Horton down. Also in the Times, Richard Horton stated why he decided to start a blog.
