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, Tim (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. British Politics and Policy at LSE (24 Oct 2012). Website.

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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.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/
Additional Information:	© 2012 The Author
Divisions:	Social Policy
Subjects:	J Political Science > JS Local government Municipal government
Date Deposited:	15 Feb 2013 12:21
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 18:36
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/48676

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