This article examines the aftermath of the Southport stabbings and criticizes the lack of substantive policy response from both Labour and Conservative parties. It argues that while procedural measures are necessary, they are insufficient to address the root causes of knife crime and other societal issues highlighted by the tragedy. The article praises Idris Elba's documentary on knife crime as a valuable starting point for serious policymakers, outlining its key recommendations for tackling the problem.
The Home Office has some good ideas, but a documentary on knife crime by the actor offers the template for a new approachhe list of painful questions left behind for a wounded Britain by the trauma of the Southport stabbings is a long one. It starts with asking why Axel Rudakubana, jailed last week with a 52-year minimum prison sentence, did it. But that soon segues into wider issues of statecraft and policy.
For Labour, as the party of government, the policy response thus far has inevitably been procedural. The home secretary, Yvette Cooper, has set up a public inquiry into Southport, has appointed David Anderson to, has asked Jonathan Hall KC to report on possible amendments to terrorism law, has promised further restrictions on knife sales, and has opened the door to a loosening of contempt of court law.
In the House of Commons on Monday, there was a prime example of the way parts of the Tory opposition have become sidetracked from the main issues. On Sunday, the centre-right thinktank Policy Exchange published a version of a leaked Home Office internal paper on possible changes to the legal definition of extremism, including misogyny and online disinformation. The paper was not government policy.
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