We have been here before. In 1993, the then Shadow Home Secretary (one Tony Blair) said that we should be "Tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime!" An excellent turn of phrase describing society's problems and used in the aftermath happened of the Jamie Bulger case, so I think it's fair to say that some of the problems here go beyond fixes from political parties on their own.
What might help though (and it's a long shot), is for the main political parties to work together at ways in which we can help mend society where it is broken. The are those who feel that perhaps we should be more old fashioned, albeit with a strong dose of liberal empathy in helping those who are vulnerable. Perhaps I am being naive, but it feels wrong to just sit back and let a society that is broken in parts continue to fester and seeing some politicians make potential cheap scoring points
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Thatcher broke Britain and you cocks just carried right on with the same economic policies.
hence life today
Cameron... lazy soundbites... broken record more like
Like most lefties, you seem unable to distinguish between society and the state. If you believe that action is needed to make the world a better place, fine, but why must it always be the state that takes that action? Do you not see how state intervention exacerbates many problems?
Tony Blair's soundbite 'tough on crime...' was that and no more. We each have responsibility for our actions. The immediate cause of a crime is an individual criminal. Why reject this obvious truth for a mess of atheistic psycho-babble?
By supporting Labour you are supporting the Fabian agenda which directs it. When people talk about a 'broken society' what they are describing is the direct and sought-for result of fabian social engineering.
This is one thing I like about David Cameron, he admits we are in a broken society which needs change. However, that is not to say I will definitely vote Conservative - I actually voted for the UK Christian Party at our local elections last year!!! I just felt that they stood the best chance of doing an honest and decent job X
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