Crime

We have to get serious about rebuilding British culture

Privatised police forces would be cheaper and more effective

No, drill rap is not comparable to mafia films and country music songs

We have to be more realistic about gender differences — especially when children are at risk

Official data says Britain is safer, but everyday encounters with disorder are eroding public confidence

A new white paper might as well have been left as white paper

A genre based on sensational violence is simply fizzling out

Politicians neglect the long-term work that must be done to truly reform policing

Our alternately toothless and overbearing police forces are Westminster’s creatures

The Met’s latest scandal shows that quality is more important than identity