Early Attachment Adjournment Debate  

On Tuesday I secured the Adjournment debate in the House of Commons. The debate was called 'Public disorder of August 2011 and the case for Early Intervention.' 'Mob Rule' and 'Flaming Morons' were headlines we saw back in August as a minority of mindless thugs spread fear and intimidation through our society. There can be no justification or excuse for the actions of this minority; it was simply selfish opportunism which can have no place in our society. We owe a great debt of gratitude to our police officers up and down the country who worked so hard to restore order in such difficult circumstances. I am pleased that strong action was taken against the rioters and that subsequently tough punishments have been handed out. No one made them loot and pillage, no one dragged them out onto the streets to take part. We have to get back to a Society where responsibilities are taken in equal measure...