More Spin from Labour

"In respect of knife and gun gangs, the laws need to be significantly toughened. There needs to be an intensive police focus on these groups. The ringleaders need to be identified and taken out of circulation; if very young, as some are, put in secure accommodation. The black community - the vast majority of whom in these communities are decent, law-abiding people horrified at what is happening - need to be mobilised in denunciation of this gang culture that is killing innocent young black kids. But we won't stop this by pretending it isn't young black kids doing it."

These comments are made by Tony Blair, he has been ten year’s in power and soon to leave office, yet he has failed to deal with the crime except to see an increase in the ammount.

He is in effect admitting he has failed to deal with crime, we all remember his catchphrase tough on crime tough on the causes of crime. Can we expect any better from Gordon probably not as he has tried to micro manage everything, and failed.

Until the government acknowledge that they have let down the police, the criminal justice system, the people of Sholing, Southampton and this country. The needs to have the power to sentence and not give i-pods etc to people who commit crimes then promise not to do it again the better society will be.