The shadow justice secretary, Nick Herbert, said today that the Conservatives believe much stricter bail laws are required – one year on from the death of Garry Newlove (who was killed by a gang whose ringleader had been bailed the same day).
The ideas (clearly set out on ConservativeHome here) seem like common sense to me. However, they did stir my memory back to Guido’s observation last week that it has been a long time since we’ve heard the Tories talk about ‘freedom’ (barring David Davis).
Do the Conservatives take it as a given that they’re the most libertarian major party and therefore want to show they still believe the state should play a vital role in some areas? Or do CoffeeHousers think that a little more David Davis-style rhetoric is needed?
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