Tag Archives: riots
Clarke thinks prison doesn’t work; well what in our criminal justice system does?
Yesterday on Newsnight, Ken Clarke said that prison “is an extremely expensive way to accommodating people for a time and making no progress whatever in stopping them being criminals.” Clarke … Continue reading
Send the under-16s to an intensive National Citizen Service
When Cameron proposed the National Citizen Service back in 2007 I thought it would be great idea, if everyone did it. Of course, I never would have wanted to do … Continue reading
The brilliant Gove Vs Harman Newsnight clip
Today’s YouGov poll shows that 57% of the country thought Cameron has handled the riots badly, 58% think that Theresa May has and 54% think that Boris Johnson has. Not … Continue reading
My day ‘cleaning up’ in Clapham Junction
This afternoon I belatedly went to join the cleanup in Clapham Junction. I arrived shortly before two. The atmosphere was fantastic from the start. There was a general sense of … Continue reading
We won’t let the bastards get us down
Last night was probably one of the most shocking nights of my life. At five o’clock when there were a few outbreaks in Hackney, it was very easy to feel … Continue reading
Boris needs to come home and be our Mayor (Updated)
Yesterday morning as the impact of destruction and chaos was becoming clear, I flicked between Sky and BBC waiting for some type of response. As more and more people spouted, … Continue reading
