The Government Press releaseLots of emotive language used - which you would expect of a government failing in the polls! It is mostly focussed around criminal justice and what I would term 'clickbait' terms. Key points being: - 'Horrific murderers' or a murder containing sadistic or sexual conduct will likely be a whole of life term - Those who conduct rape or sexual crimes will no longer be eligible for early release - Longer sentences for certain crimes (not based on risk) - Amending the 'Investigatory Powers Bill' So, ultimately they are going to lock up more people for longer although the prisons are full. There is almost no mention of what they will do to drive down the causes of crime. And no mention of what they will do to rehabilitate and support ex-criminals post sentence. I'm not surprised. I've also had a quick look around the amending of the Investigatory Powers Bill and there isn't much I could find. I worry that this may mean perpetual monitoring of certain people for relatively innocuous reasons. Anyway, it will be intresting to see how this pans out moving forward. In this form the Speech certainly seems to have been targeted at a certain voting demographic
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