All your medical records are belong to us

[Churchill]

I disagree. More police on the streets correlates directly to less crime, ergo prevention. Police now focus on statistics, paperwork and detection.

The police are there to enforce the law which in turn can reduce crime.

I do hope you are not suggesting that politicians lie do you?

Police != PCSO
We have less "Police" on the streets but more PCSO - arguably a deterrent but not the real thing imo.

[d000hg]

With all the cockups in the last year or two with sensitive data being left lying about on trains, etc, it's hard to see outsourcing this data could be much worse.

[sasguru]

'innocent until proven guilty' has never been a central tenant of british justice...

and that's why we are known as a home-owning country?

[Churchill]

and that's why we are known as a home-owning country?

Oi SAS, even with all his degrees Minestrone doesn't know what a tenet is.

[moorfield]

I disagree. More police on the streets correlates directly to less crime, ergo prevention.

Sounds dangerously Liberal Democrat to me that does.