It’s a fairly quiet day in Westminster, so Chris Grayling’s comparison between Britain and the gangland ghettos portrayed in The Wire is probably getting more attention than it would normally – after all, it’s not like the Tories haven’t majored on the “Broken Britain” theme before now. But, even so, I think he may have erred in mentioning the acclaimed US TV series. While superb, it is, don’t forget, the show that the chattering classes love to chatter about. So, now, much of the coverage is about the TV programme rather than the problems Grayling is highlighting. As Paul Waugh points out over at his indispensable blog, Grayling’s appearance on the Beeb this morning reduced to questions about how many episodes the shadow Home Secretary has actually seen:
“Interviewer: Have you really seen any more than that first episode?
Grayling: Yes I’ve seen a number of … I’ve seen most of the first series.
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