And that's because we haven't invested in enough prison capacity. Politicians like to say "tougher sentences", because that's easy and it shows they're doing something. … (View Post)

I think we'd agree that 90% of Coldplay is shit. I just happen to be quite fond of A Rush of Blood to the Head. Which is odd, because at the time I was breaking up with my (then) girlfriend, and… (View Post)

I hope it's Zac Goldsmith. (View Post)

It's nothing to do with the US, it's the fact that the coalition (and specifically Kenneth Clarke, Nick Herbert and Damian Green) oversaw massive cuts to the policing and criminal justice b… (View Post)

Obviously, some of the PB oldies have rose tinted glasses on, and remember the 80s as a time when you could leave your front door open, go on holiday for a fortnight, and the local kids would go in a… (View Post)