'Encouraging prisoners to go straight is always a legitimate aim of public policy.' Here's our view on Boris Johnson's law and order policy
This has been interpreted as a certain sign of preparations for an early general election. But the two key announcements on stop and search and additional prison places are necessary as anti‑crime measures, not gimmicks to win votes, even if that is the consequence.
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