"Changing the lives of young people will not be an easy task. Crime has a way of drawing in those who feel worthless.
Mr Javid's crime blueprint follows a speech on social justice he made last week to 50 Tory MPs in a Commons dining room about his background and personal experience of relying on public services. But according to the latest bookmaker's odds, from Ladbrokes, Mr Javid is trailing badly in the race to succeed Theresa May as Conservative Party leader.Boris Johnson is favourite at 4/1, Dominic Raab and Michael Gove 6/1, Jeremy Hunt 8/1, with Mr Javid and Matt Hancock 12/1 and Andrea Leadsom 16/1.
This is the same man from the same government that has just granted Shamima Begum legal aid! What message does that send to the terrorists?
What is glibly being called the “knife crime epidemic” will never be resolved until politicians, police and other authorities are prepared to face up to the realities of it. And, sadly, we’re a million miles from that place, so the carnage on British streets will continue.
Sentences for carrying a knife are still a joke. 10 inch blade 6 months in prison. Doesn't send the message don't carry a knife does it.
A symptom of living in a parasitic society of meritocracy. The lower classes fighting over the table scraps whilst our masters laugh.
Education is the cure. When a mind can articulate his position, the tendency for violence reduces