THE relentless pursuit of so-called non-crime hate incidents has shattered the public’s confidence in policing.
Endless examples of innocent people being arrested for comments in WhatsApp groups have turned the cops into a national laughing stock.
The relentless pursuit of so-called non-crime hate incidents has shattered the public’s confidence in policing (stock picture)[/caption]
We were told for years that tackling such trivia would help identify trends in offending or indicate rising community tensions.
Only now — after police have unnecessarily involved themselves in thousands of pointless cases — do hapless senior officers admit they actually have “no idea” if it has helped to solve crime at all.
What an astonishing and dangerous waste of time and money it has been.
While Plod has been probing social media, knife crime has soared 80 per cent in a decade, a shoplifting crimewave has overwhelmed our high streets and violence against women is rife.
Tory leader Kemi Badenoch is absolutely right to pledge to scrap this nonsense.
Will the Government now do the same?
LAWS OF MAN
SIR Keir Starmer enjoys a reputation of having the utmost respect for the rule of law.
He hired an Attorney General who flatly rejects quitting the European Convention on Human Rights to protect our borders from illegal migration.
The PM has stayed silent on Labour rebels plotting to get around the Supreme Court’s gender ruling[/caption]
His Government is also committed to handing over the strategically important Chagos Islands largely because the International Court of Justice recommended it.
We wonder, then, what Sir Keir makes of the rebels in his own party plotting to get around the Supreme Court’s decision to declare biology more legally binding than gender.
The PM — usually a stickler on such judgments — has so far remained silent.
Labour ministers and MPs are now aiming to sidestep the ruling to potentially allow trans women into female-only safe spaces.
Their bitter bile at a ruling which protects women speaks volumes.
Sir Keir should crush the rebels on his own side and force them to accept the judgment in full.
ONE OF A KIND
FRANCIS was the first Pope in more than a thousand years to take a wholly unique name.
He turned out to be one of a kind, too.
Pope Francis was one of a kind[/caption]
Yes, there were misjudgments — such as recently telling invaded Ukrainians to wave the white flag.
And his successor will still have much to do to tackle abuse in the Church.
But Pope Francis’s humble background allowed him a special insight as champion of the poor.
This self-confessed football fan always understood that he was one of their own.
Unlock even more award-winning articles as The Sun launches brand new membership programme – Sun Club.