Tory bunglery

摘要

Sir John stevens, the head of Lon-don's police, thinks that Britain's burglary laws are too soft on criminals. A troupe of indignant newspaper columnists agree. Listeners to "Today", an influential BBC breakfast radio show, voted it their most-wanted new law. This week, the Tories hoped to catch the mood, tabling a bill that replaces the old idea that householders can use "reasonable force" against intruders with a new one, that all but "grossly disproportionate force" is allowed. Tony Blair, always unwilling to be outflanked by the Tories on crime, responded by saying that the law might need to be changed.