Too often viewed as a victimless crime, stolen vehicles are often used for drug running and worse.
We need to be honest about what it is for and what it is not. Protecting life and property must come first.
It will deliver the necessary tools to defend the public from a broad range of harms and deliver justice for victims.
How did a country renowned for politeness and moderation end up executing such an extraordinarily authoritarian response?
They are our best source of intelligence and vital to putting criminals behind bars, but this Bill would deter them from cooperating.
The absurd spectacle looms of police freeing up resources only to waste them trying to crack down on very similar substances.
Break off its national functions and focus it exclusively on giving London the normal policing it deserves.
Tony Blair would not find a choice between Londoners and motorists versus the self-indulgent direct-action left difficult to make.
It would create a two-tier society wherein servants of the state, normal citizens like the rest of us, have their lives valued more highly.
A directly-elected representative, answerable to the voters, is more democratic than an anonymous Police Authority.
His decision to publicly back Cressida Dick reveals a man loyal to the system through which he rose. But that system is in crisis.
An obstructive approach to public accountability is just one of the major shortcomings exposed in recent weeks. Patel must act.
New powers need to be applied pro-actively and even-handedly if they are to do any good. Recent experience doesn’t fill us with confidence.
I don’t think it will lead to a serious drop in support – but officers will likely not have the same benefit of the doubt after the next such incident.
The Government intends to introduce a Code of Practice, but must take care it doesn’t do more harm than good.