Boris Johnson’s ‘crime fighting’ crusade is mere posturing | Simon Jenkins

The prime minister is vowing to tackle crime, even as it falls. It’s just a ruse to distract from the grim realities of Brexit

The most pressing issue facing Britain this month is not its falling crime rate. Yes, that reads falling crime rate – it has, indeed, been falling since 1995. The trouble is that it is not falling faster than Boris Johnson’s electoral prospects.

Hence a month-long blitz of headline-seeking announcements on “fighting crime”. We have had 20,000 more police, 10,000 more pr...