Usual caveat to mods, if this thread turns knife rant, please end it. But i was just wondering if those "in the know" could shed some light?
I have just watched the daily politics election debate (23:30 see iplayer 20.04.10)
Three reps, one from each party were talking about how they would "fix" Britain. Inevitably they started talking about knife law.
These were their party positions:
Conservative (party manifesto 2010-04-20 Page 56)
"We have to send a serious, unambiguous message that carrying a knife is totally unacceptable, so we will make it clear that anyone convicted
of a knife crime can expect to face a prison sentence"
Labour (manifesto p40)
"We have strengthened the law on knife crime with jail more likely, sentences longer, and more police searches and scanners and knife crime has fallen.
Liberals (manifesto p73)
"Make hospitals share non-confidential information with the police
so they know where gun and knife crime is happening and can target
stop-and-search in gun and knife crime hot spots."
Although i have my own political views, i'm not wanting to "convert" anyone. I just want to know the facts about what i am voting for before ticking the ballot.
Cheers
I have just watched the daily politics election debate (23:30 see iplayer 20.04.10)
Three reps, one from each party were talking about how they would "fix" Britain. Inevitably they started talking about knife law.
These were their party positions:
Conservative (party manifesto 2010-04-20 Page 56)
"We have to send a serious, unambiguous message that carrying a knife is totally unacceptable, so we will make it clear that anyone convicted
of a knife crime can expect to face a prison sentence"
Labour (manifesto p40)
"We have strengthened the law on knife crime with jail more likely, sentences longer, and more police searches and scanners and knife crime has fallen.
Liberals (manifesto p73)
"Make hospitals share non-confidential information with the police
so they know where gun and knife crime is happening and can target
stop-and-search in gun and knife crime hot spots."
Although i have my own political views, i'm not wanting to "convert" anyone. I just want to know the facts about what i am voting for before ticking the ballot.
Cheers