Home Secretary Suella Braverman has told the Metropolitan Police to “hunt down and lock up” those responsible for the latest shop looting campaign in London’s Oxford Street.
One would think that such a strategy is obvious for police, given that to do so is surely their job? This would overlook the fact that the Home Office, and essentially the entire government, long ago became a poorly run PR campaign for politicians desperate to appear ‘tough’ in a bid to confront the least possible embarrassment in next year’s General Election.
Perhaps the Home Secretary has also forgotten that it is her job to ensure there are enough police and penalties on hand to stop such crimes from occurring in the first place? In a 2012 report, even The Guardian admitted that longer prison sentences really do cut crime.
