Today the Liberal Democrats have launched a nationwide campaign to cut crime. At the centre of the campaign are the party’s Five Steps to a Safer Britain. This campaign has been launched because public fears and concerns about crime and anti-social behaviour remain very high. Even in low crime areas, many people are worried about their safety, often thanks to sensationalist reporting in the media and breathless rhetoric from government ministers.
The problem is the ministers bark has always remained a lot worse than their bite. The Liberal Democrat on the other hand have bite with our five steps that will start the road to a safer Britain and they are :-
For more detail see :- http://www.davidgoodall.org.uk/pages/fivesteps.html
Despite the fact that some of the headlines are sensationalist to sell the newspaper crime is a real and big issue in Britain today. Liberal Democrats are often portrayed by our opponents as “soft on crime”. In Labour and Tory crime book the idea on crime is to talk tough and do little. This has never been the case in the Liberal Democrats as anyone who reads our policies will know. Liberal Democrats believe in being effective, practical and sensible when it comes to tackling crime. So we have taken the lead in proposing real action to cut crime.
It must remembered that during the 18 years of Conservative violent crime rose and during David Cameron time working in the Home Office police numbers fell by 467 officers. And what did Tony promise “to be tough on crime and the cause of crime” well 10 years on and they have certainly talked tough. But today, under Labour, the criminal justice system is a mess, with re-offending up, prisons overflowing and the Home Office is not fit for purpose according to the Home Secretary !!
The real steps that need to be taken to start the country down the road to a safer way of living involve basic practical action on the five area outlined. These five steps are just the start to tackle the problem of crime and receiving justice there are many other others where practical effective Liberal Democrat Policies can make a real difference.
Proposals to reduce the opportunities for crime to occur including:
Proposals to empower local communities and agencies to target high quality early intervention towards groups vulnerable to becoming perpetrators or victims of crime, including:
Proposals to ensure a more effective and responsive Criminal Justice System including:
For those not up with the latest Internet jargon a blog is a web log or internet journal of someone’s thoughts of the day. This month I have been keeping such a blog and topics cover a wide range of current affairs with a sporting view point as well. Here are this months list of topics :-