CRIME COCKTAIL

Civitas, the right wing "think tank", have criticised the Coalition Government's cuts to Police budgets in a recent report. The group which has close links to Tory Ministers has attacked the cuts claiming that they will lead to higher crime rates.

Although the Government has defended the cuts it must be painfully obvious that the impact of crime on the public will far outweigh the so called savings. Past Tory Governments have presided over a crime wave with criminal activity climbing steadily upwards. Labour had turned the tide using various approaches including getting Councils and other Agencies to work together with the Police to cut crime and the causes of crime.

During the General Election campaign the Tories accused Gordon Brown of personally letting prisoners out early. Using huge posters to vilify Brown. Now they have a policy of doing the very thing they accused Gordon Brown of, plus cutting Policing as well! The Coalition are mixing a crime cocktail guaranteed to increase crime.

The spin about protecting the front line is wearing very thin. It's the public that are in the front line and they are certainly not being protected. Now Civitas are joining the many skeptics in their concern about Con-Dem Police cuts. But will the Coalition listen; not a chance.