Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world
Monday, August 20th, 2007Britain is in a state of anarchy, David Cameron informed us this morning. Bear in mind this is a man who’s visited Iraq and Afghanistan, so he should know a thing or two about anarchy.
His comments stem in part from reports of a characteristically astute analysis from the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies on knife crime. It concludes:
Since it is extremely difficult, if not impossible, to limit the availability of knives, and knives are merely a tool used in violent crime, success in fighting knife usage will only come with success in dealing with underlying causes of violence, fear and insecurity.
I wonder what effect Mr Cameron thinks his “anarchy” comments will have on the levels of fear and insecurity that drive people to carry knives? Just a thought.
