Cameron’s crime speech was a delicate balancing act ofburnishing the Prime Minister’s credibility and keeping asmany key constituencies as possible onside whilst doing so
Newburn, T.
(2012).
Cameron’s crime speech was a delicate balancing act ofburnishing the Prime Minister’s credibility and keeping asmany key constituencies as possible onside whilst doing so.
(2012).
Cameron’s crime speech was a delicate balancing act ofburnishing the Prime Minister’s credibility and keeping asmany key constituencies as possible onside whilst doing so.
Tim Newburn analyses David Cameron's recent speech on crime and argues that it was not really about moving the debate on but aimed at grabbing headlines and enhancing the image of the Prime Minister. This underlines a consistent pattern amongst politicians of talking tough on crime more frequently than intelligently on crime prevention.