After the riots: time to review how your tax pounds are spent

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....and per the thread title another solution....

A meaningful consequence for illegal action by rioters and also abusers of public trust is missing.

Caning, introduced during the British Colonial period is used in Singapore.

Caning in Singapore - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

• Robbery
• Aggravated forms of theft
• Breaking and entering a house
• Assault with the intention of outraging the victim’s modesty
• A second or subsequent conviction of rape
• A second or subsequent offence relating to prostitution
• Living on or trading in prostitution.

Does scamming expenses = robbery?

But there is a get-out clause;


The convict will not be caned if he has been sentenced to death.

Can be used on miscreant children too.
According to a survey conducted by The Sunday Times (Singapore) in January 2009, out of the 100 parents surveyed, 57 said that caning was an acceptable form of punishment and they had used it on their children

Of course Singapore is not a democracy - oh


The UK's PC alternative for teaching discipline will probably end up being some foo foo version of The Dog Whisperer - TSST