I’m going to break off from the business of pulling apart Cameron’s vacuous and tendentious mini-manifesto on law and order for a moment…
…to pull apart Cameron’s vacuous and tendentious remarks on the subject of immigration.
Changing the subject, in this case, does not require too much in the way of a mental gear-shift, the common ground [...]

This one’s going to be short and sweet:
1.4 Reform the police
Empowering beat officers and freeing up police time must be accompanied by real measures to ensure that these new powers are used properly. We need a culture of proactive policing.
Yet as the Association of Chief Police Officers has noted, “the police workforce model is in [...]

On to part 2 of my look at the Tory’s mini-manifesto on crime, and to yet more carping about bureaucracy and Bobbies on the beat:
1.3 Permanent police visibility

A permanent police visibility on the streets is by far the most effective deterrent against crime.
Currently the average police officer spends more time on paperwork than he or [...]

This is the first of a series of posts over the next few days in which Ill be dismantling the Tory’s ‘mini manifesto’ on Law and Order, piece by piece, starting with its specific proposals and then finishing up with the proposed ‘Social Covenant’.
So lets kick things off with Cam’s plans for the future of [...]