We’re judged not only on what we do and say, but often also on our relationships (or lack thereof!), our hair, our weight, the clothes we wear, and so on.
He has the ideas to take the Capital forward. One great example is his plan to put one thousand extra police officers on the streets by cutting waste in City Hall.
I would put an extra thousand police officers back on the streets by cutting City Hall waste – and I would use new technology to make policing more efficient.
Glasgow has shown the alternative. We can build communities to show the young a better way than joining gangs.
My campaign is a positive and upbeat campaign. It reaches out to non-traditional Conservative supporters whilst staying true to our Conservative principles.
The pledge to strengthen police powers on stop and search marks another break with his predecessor as Home Secretary, Theresa May.
As elected representatives, we must help the police and the public fight this hidden evil.
Law enforcement has been misused to target political opponents. We must be wary to ensure the UK does not become complicit.
A coordinated “public health” approach can work. But the focus must be at the borough level.
A shockingly large number are caused by arsonists. There should be an award events for those who help to combat this menace.
Plus: why John Bald is wrong to be critical on this site of the Education Select Committee’s report on school exclusions.
He or she should particularly highlight the fact that Labour’s traditional voters are being hurt most by high crime levels.
If there must be checks on goods leaving the island of Ireland, is it not more natural that they take place crossing the border where checks on persons already occur?
We must embrace such issues as poverty, families, prisons and young people.
We spend £251 billion each year on outsourcing and contracting without evidence that this is a good deal for taxpayers.