It seems like everyone has their head completely in the sand over this issue, hoping and praying it just goes away.

A serious government that was anti-crime could and would do this.

The comments by Sheriff Cottam seem dangerously close to prescribing a view one “must” have about the pandemic and the folk heroes it has borne such as Captain Moore and healthcare workers.

We have a highly partisan and politicised police force, who will brook no insult and who selectively applies the increasingly misled law of the land.

Let’s see just how brave a machete makes a young gang member feel when he is faced with a Gurkha carrying a khukuri

Attempting to hide information or tamper the facts in a partisan manner heightens distrust and paranoia, so public bodies must take note that their ability to be open, informational, and honest is a large source of their legitimacy and authority.

It is now the norm for contemporary political and cultural issues to be trends

As always with these initiatives, they're designed to trick the voters into thinking that they're tough on crime.