If law is not working, why can’t we get tough?
OPINION: It might seem clichéd for National to hark back to boot camps, but we should not give up on the idea just yet.
NBR columnist Duncan Garner speaks with Calida Stuart-Menteath.
It’s the low-hanging fruit in any election campaign. Get tough on law and order and the votes will come easily.
Throw around some headlines about longer sentences and getting tough on crime then pause and wait for the ageing crowd to applaud and carry on.
And as we head into election year, the
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