UK - Longer Gaol Terms

David Cameron was something of an aberration for a Conservative Prime Minister, a socially liberal individual. In the same way that many in the Labour Party viewed Tony Blair as a "necessary evil" in order to get elected, David Cameron was the Conservative Party equivalent.

Even when he was PM, the Austerity programme was pushing the usual Conservative agenda. Since his resignation, the Conservatives have been reverting to type and now we have the predictable "keeping people locked up for longer".

Quote:

Changes aimed at forcing the most serious offenders to serve two-thirds of their sentence will be unveiled by Justice Secretary Robert Buckland. Prisoners convicted of serious violent and sexual offences will no longer be released at the half-way point of their sentence, the minister will announce. The plan for England and Wales forms part of a review ordered by the PM. The Conservative conference will focus on law and order on Tuesday, with a speech from Home Secretary Priti Patel. Ms Patel will say that the Conservative Party will reclaim its place as the party of law and order. She will say: "To the police service: we back you. And to the criminals, I simply say this: we are coming after you."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-49887494

It's the usual nonsense and, as usual there's no evidence to support the idea that simply keeping people locked up for longer reduces crime in general and recidivism in particular.

Lower crime rates tend to be associated with lower levels of inequality - something that the Conservatives seem instead to be increasing :mad:

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