Kenneth Clarke, the Government's new Justice Secretary plans to send less people to prison. I totally agree with this but I am a yoghurt knitting looney leftie Pinko.
It seems to have gone down less well with Conservative leaders and presumably with Tory voters.
// Senior Tories are privately furious about being seen as soft on crime. Backbencher Philip Davies said: "Lots of Conservative supporters will feel very disappointed. Lots feel it's wrong. Many voted Conservative on the basis we'd send more people to prison, not fewer." //
http://www.mirror.co....373811/#ixzz0sQbWlFab
Do ABers who voted Tory feel betrayed by this policy, or is it just common sense?