Union boss accuses police of corruption as ‘sore ears’ case is dismissed

A union boss accused of assaulting the ears of two police officers by talking too loudly into a megaphone has had the case against him thrown out amid claims it was a ‘revenge’ prosecution. James Farrar, 51, chairman of the United Private Hire Drivers union was charged with assault after he complained about police violence at an congestion charge protest in Parliament Square. As a judge ordered that he should be cleared, the union said he had only been charged…