More "benefits" Of Tory Government 2

[Canary42]

Knife crime up again. Result of Tory austerity cuts in Police Numbers

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/knife-crime-uk-national-statistics-ministry-justice-150609792.html

[fender62]

blame all this on political correctness and the human rights law and immigration, we need a tough approach, all police to carry guns, and prepared to use them with deadly force, advertise that as well.
deport all foreign illegals and presecute hard all knife and gun carriers it could be done, and everyone knows it...err im offended take precedence..you want law and order, safe streets, you have to have hard punishments that effect you and your family, if you break the law, if you dont care about family, then you will never see the light of day...23hr day lock up...fun it it.

[ToraToraTora]

poor old canary, big Tory majority, Brexit going ahead. Gotta find tit bits where he can I suppose.

[hereIam]

Agree with fender, 100%.

[maggiebee]

TTT, expression is actually tidbits! Sorry, teacher in me coming out again.

[ToraToraTora]

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/titbit

[Old_Geezer]

I've always considered that tidbit was an early PC version of titbit.

[Jackdaw33]

Many years ago there was a weekly nagazine called Titbits.

[hereIam]

^ Remember it !

[Old_Geezer]

Aye we used to get that regularly, and another called weekend I think. But I think titbits may have changed hands as years later it seemed to have got rather naughtier.

[Mamyalynne]

Both equally valid and neither are new.

https://grammarist.com/spelling/tidbit-titbit/

[Jackdaw33]

The ones I remember were Titbits, Reveille and the Weekly News.

[Old_Geezer]

1800s, (and American). Said it was early PC.

Yes recall those too. Weren't at least two of them non-glossy papers rather than magazines.

[Deskdiary]

I keep on hearing this 'austerity' word.

When did austerity happen? Did it happen? Are we still austere? I don't remember any austerity.

[Deskdiary]

Merely as a 'by the way' I see maggiebee has shown herself up. Again.

[cassa333]

There is little that will happen about knife crime until the police are allowed to do a proper job of arrest AND the courts hand down much stiffer sentences.

The breakdown of family, lack of positive role models, slipping of educational standards especially in inner cities. The benefits culture has played its part (so you can blame socialism and Labour for some of this) Cultural breakdown of respect and a sqewd idea of self respect and the hedonistic attitude of the I want it now and for free mentality have all helped this growing problem.

[naomi24]

Canary is canvassing early for the next election.

[Peter Pedant]

titbits reveille and week end
titbits had lots of them !
titbits I hasten to add - dirty boy! - not the um other thing
things

[Peter Pedant]

When did austerity happen? Did it happen?

yes you dizzy cow - over the last ten years
you havent had a pay rise ( in value ) for ten years
havent you noticed or are you perhaps a monk ?