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Kate Hawkesby: The culture of excuses seems to be thriving
We seem to have a culture of excuses thriving in this country at the moment that is top down. When apologists are at the helm it’s I guess where we end up. I noticed over the weekend it’s now crept into our policing.
We're now making excuses for repeat raiders of retail stores, the same way we made excuses for ram raiders. (Who, to refresh your memory, apparently only needed a bit of a talking to by their parents.) But reports of retail crime have nearly doubled in five years under Labour.
That includes shoplifting, vandalism, ram raids, the whole gamut. Police and the retail sector confirm…
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