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investigating, arresting, and then prosecuting
The bit that requires the funding they don't want to provide.
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funding they don't want to provide.
I have a feeling of having seen this strategy before.
Authoritarian politician points out ‘failure’ of the police on N headline-grabbing issue > proposes law to deliver more responsibility to police without sufficient resources > waits for them to fail and creates headlines on how draconian measures are urgently needed and the police desperately need more funding.
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Of course. Legislation is relatively cheap.
Eseman
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Of course not. The whole thing is absolutely ridiculous.
As a basic starting point, making laws isn't the bit that tackles crime. It's investigating, arresting, and then prosecuting.
So even if you wanted to have a proper crack at implementing a trad right wing "tough on drugs" policy you need to start with some absolutely fucking epic police and customs funding that makes the furlough scheme look like book tokens from your nan.
As soon as you give it even the most cursory examination, you see how utterly ludicrous it is.
I can't remember the stats, but iirc we currently only capture something like 10% of drugs coming into the UK.