New Labour are definitely the party of law and order.Over the last 11 years, the prison population has exploded. Between 2008 and 1996 (the last full year of the Major government), the number of convicts under lock and key has increased 50 percent.
In contrast, the Tory record is much more merciful. There was an extended period during the late 1980s and early 1990s, when the prison population actually fell.
It all goes to prove a point that I have always believed; socialists love locking people up.
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"Tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime"
pity the next regime who'll have to let em out again
Can't we just keep them there....?
I wonder what has caused the rise? An increase in the number of prosecutions, or an increase in length of sentences? or both?
I heard a stat somewhere that 20% of the prison population is from overseas. Could the mass immigration since 1997 be the cause of the rise in prison numbers?
For ballance (acknowledging previous comments) there is also the issue of DNA being used in courts - conviction rates are bound to increase with this evidence.
I think the rise is directly connected to immigration. Trust me: I see it everyday where I live in London.
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