Drones can track down criminals on the run. That is more cost-effective than sending a police helicopter.
This key responsibility isn’t just a question about resources. It’s also about attitude and delivery.
The police force exists “to prevent crime and disorder”; the public rightly expect everything the police do, to contribute to that objective.
When Johnson was Mayor, challenging performance targets were set – and a credible plan implemented to ensure they were achieved.
The elections are taking place next year. Leicestershire and Cheshire are among the Tory targets.
Quangos, councils, media outlets, even the police are apparently content to apply unequal restrictions to those of us whose views they dislike.
Theresa May co-authored a report in 2012 which identified key lessons from a notable success story. Seven years later, why has so little been done?
Huge funds are handed over to prestige schemes in the capital. But modest funds for projects elsewhere would provide better value.
Being seen to be tough is superficially appealing, but prioritising solutions that actually work is a far better service to the public.
We must bring in the technology to allow frontline police officers to carry scanners which enable them to detect knives and guns beneath clothing
Young people must have a sense of active citizenship. A reassertion of respect for authority figures is needed.
London’s Mayor is overseeing an administration typified by virtue signalling, financial incompetence, and wasteful spending.
We need to take a dynamic new approach to our High Streets with ambitious thinking. The future is not just retail.
While white boys are being saved in Glasgow, a new era of lawlessness has become rationalised in London – and will continue until our leaders come to their senses.
It would be more effective to make good use of the elected, accountable and effective system that is already in place.