In article <...>, ... (Steve Martin) wrote:

As for Labour, "tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime", as
Jim Royle would say, "My arse!"

Maybe I'm missing something, and I do write this with GREAT respect to your former comments Steve.

In more civilised countries you can't blame the gov for everything. Sure there is evidence that a political party isn't doing something, there again what was the previous gov hammered for – increases in crime.

It's much to easy to blame others, when the base values of a teenager must surely come from there upbringing?
Yes there is a small area where schools are involved, but not the majority of the time.

The reality check can be played out on the above subject and that of radio. Radio isn't what some want so why are they doing nothing that has a long term chance of changing things.
Radio ships are a dead-duck as are many of the other terrestrial unauthorised outlets. Sure some of the better community ones do actually do something, but more often than not the remainder doing nothing other than generate 'Mental Masturbation'.

The Lady on/in BBC Essex talking about how her son was killed and she is now out there coaching other teenagers should be a guiding light to so many, if they really care about there respective communities.

Maybe if the me, me, me changed into we, we, we – that would make a difference.

Eric