Is Sadiq Khan Right....

[vernonk]

When he says this? https://order-order.com/2018/05/10/khan-violent-crime-crisis-weve-done-nothing-wrong-london/

[Old_Geezer]

I'd not know whether he's done anything wrong.
I'd be interested to know if he's done right, though.

[sp1814]

I think he's right to say that he's not done anything wrong. In fact, what he has done...is right, in the face of the rising crime levels in the capital.

[Peter Pedant]

erm
you may wonder if policing should be political

we are the party of the correct and strict policing - so vote X
or you may think that policing should be on the grounds of - we police where it is dangerous - not where people are double parking and dropping cigarette butts

neither is right or wrong

[jno]

he's done nothing wrong. He, and his office, can't and don't police London. He can tell the police what to prioritise but he can't make them do it, and he can't sack the commissioner if he doesn't like the way it's done.

People wildly overestimate the mayor of London's powers.

[naomi24]

^//People wildly overestimate the mayor of London's powers.//

Or perhaps not.

//The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, is responsible for setting policing and crime priorities for London and will hold the Met Police Commissioner to account and work with partners to ensure that crimes goes down and criminal justice outcomes are improved//

https://www.police.uk/metropolitan/pcc/

[jno]

what I said. Holding the commissioner to account doesn't include powers to hire and fire, that's the Home Secretary's job. All he can do is "work with them".

His main powers are over transport.

[naomi24]

Oh that he had stuck to driving buses like his dear old dad.

[sp1814]

naomi24

I think that the steps he's currently taking to tackle street crime in the capital are the right ones.

Why do you think he should have been a bus driver?

[naomi24]

Well, he could have been a train driver, I suppose.

[sp1814]

But why?

Why not mayor?

Is he not tackling street crime with the resources he has to hand?

[sp1814]

Also - if he were to do another job, wouldn’t it make sense for him to have remained an MP, rather than work in public transport?

[NoMercy]

Sadiq Khan says he's done nothing wrong.

Well let's face it, he's done precisely that ... NOTHING!!

Violent crime is part of everyday life so stop making a fuss. Now, lets get a blanket ban on all junk food advertising on the London Underground. Junk food can be harmful you know ...

[naomi24]

sp, never fear. Before long this self-serving trouble-maker will return to parliament. He’s a Labour leader in waiting – God help us!

[vernonk]

He’s on ITV now. He always looks like he’s posng, and acting. A very vain man.

[vetuste_ennemi]

//Violent crime is part of everyday life so stop making a fuss. Now, lets get a blanket ban on all junk food advertising on the London Underground//

A well stated point.

To his credit Khan has put a few bollards on a few bridges, thereby proving his commitment to resisting terror by all symbolic means available to him.

And, speaking as an obese lesbian myself, I applaud his banning of body-shaming ads on London's buses.

[david small]

Vetuste_ennemi, you crack me up:)

[david small]

Whoosh.

[sp1814]

Why are people saying he’s done nothing?

[sp1814]

I ask, because according to the Mayor’s office - he’s doing the following:

Boosting police power

A new violent crime taskforce of 120 officers has been created using additional funding from City Hall announced by the Mayor in February. The taskforce will focus solely on violent crime, weapon-enabled crime and serious criminality.
The Met Police has introduced targeted patrols with extra stop and search powers for areas worst-affected by knife crime
The Mayor is protecting the number of frontline police officers on London’s streets by investing £110m in the Met Police.
Police made more than 900 arrests during Operation Winter Nights in November and December, taking more than 350 weapons off London’s streets
Preventing future violence

In February Mayor created the £45m Young Londoners Fund to help steer young people away from violent crime
Knife wands are now available for every school in London to help keep young people safe, with 150 schools so far taking up the offer
The widely shared London Needs You Alive campaign brings together role models and youth influencers to send a positive message to young people - that they shouldn’t put their lives at risk by carrying a knife
The Mayor’s granted £7 million to projects to combat youth violence across London and £250,000 to community groups and grassroots initiatives
The Mayor is working to bring in more Safer Schools Officers to help to drive down knife crime in schools
Tackling gang violence

The Mayor’s investing £2m in London Gang Exit services to support young people at risk of or engaged in serious violence and help them into employment, education or training
City Hall works with the police, charities and councils on two programmes aimed at ending and preventing gang violence and exploitation, working with victims and young people at risk
Action plans under way

The Mayor has published a new Knife Crime Strategy, a package of tough and comprehensive measures to tackle knife crime, taking in views from bereaved families and victims. It was the first by a London Mayor
He hosted an Education Knife Crime Summit in 2016, bringing together Ofsted, educators, the Met and families to work on anti-knife crime education in schools
Every London borough now has its own knife crime action plan to tackle violence locally, created in partnership with the Met