Youth custody.

It was announced yesterday that the UK jails more youngsters than any other country in Europe.
The numbers we send down are insignificant so there are two points here:
1] They 'forgot' to mention the differences in youth crime levels and
2] They 'forgot' - if they ever knew - that the more you are prepared to jail, the fewer you actually send.
I could also point out additionally perhaps, that as we have the largest incidence of family breakdown - encouraged by a morality-free government - the facts above are no great surprise.
Our politicians - all major parties - are too concerned with ensuring that people with 'alternative lifestyles' don't have their feelings hurt.