Beware Playing Politics with Tragedy
The public will make their own judgement about politicians who play politics with a tragedy like the Edlington case.
The Edlington case is dreadful and there was clearly catastrophic failure by the agencies involved. But to claim the case shows Britain is “broken” or “morally bankrupt” is wrong and not supported by the evidence.
The overwhelming majority of children and youg people are not criminals or sadists and the vast majority of parents do a good job.