Nottinghamshire Law and Order

Nottingham has acquired a reputation for the city centre being overrun with binge drinking louts, or as Paddy Tipping rather more kindly put it, "The town has a history of being a lively night out". He recently spent Friday night with the police to see it for himself. He is in favour of 24 hour licensing, particularly as it will stagger closing times. I would agree with this, and also think that people should be allowed to decide themselves the times at which they wish to buy and sell alcohol.

Hucknall Today

At the Commons, he also engaged in a little mutual back patting on the topic of police funding with Hazel Blears (highly career motivated Home office minister). Apparently there are more police than ever in Nottingham (although with rising population, you'd be worried if there were less), and also record investment. (Where MPs say investment, I would normally say spending, because you don't get the money back, as you normally do when you invest).