Crimemongers

Labour’s scramble for the criminal vote is set to unleash a record crime wave. Cancelling shorter prison sentences will double the previous guess for the extra cost of policing. The Home Office has doubled the number from £400 million to £800 million.
    That’s £800 million that the nation’s police forces don’t have tucked down the back of the sofa, which means yet more tax rises to pay for it.
    That’s £800 million on top of the £700 million that it will cost to put tags on criminals in the community.