Safe on the streets

Conservative Home has this as their must read article of the day.

Kelvin MacKenzie's piece in this morning's Sun has a picture of what appears to be a gang fight that was taking place at 2.30 in the afternoon

A pitched battle between black and Asian youths.
Their weapons of choice; a screwdriver, a bike lock, a steering wheel lock. It went on for 20 minutes. In broad daylight in a reasonable area of London.
Incredible. The police had no idea that the brawl was going on and no arrests were made.

For Kelvin this sums up the crime figures

The Government claim that crime is 30 per cent down since they came to power.
Tell that to the birds.
I can only believe that much of it is due to the improved security on cars which means that thieves are no longer stealing but that vandals are still scratching.
I would like to see the police and community officers breaking up all groups of young men and women on the streets.

and most of all he wants

to see our politicians from any party explaining how we are going to win back the streets from the thugs and the vandals.
Whoever can promise and deliver a town without fear will win my vote.