‘Army of hoodies’ costs us £3bn
‘Druken yobs are roaming towns and cities like “an occupying army”, MPs claimed yesterday.
But ministers have no idea whether the £3.4billion a year spent tackling yobs is effective.
Anti-social behaviour is turning many places into no-go areas, with a small number of families causing “misery and despair” to their communities, the Commons Public Accounts Committee said. [..]
He said: “No civilised country should have to put up with what can seem like an occupying army loose in the streets.”‘
