London's mayor hires cop that helped Rudy tame New York

Daily Mail:

The man who cleaned up the streets of New York is to help mastermind Boris Johnson's crime crackdown in London.

U.S. police chief Bill Bratton will advise the new Tory mayor on how 'zero tolerance' of graffiti, fare-dodging and other minor crimes can prevent more serious offending.

The move underlines Mr Johnson's determination to wage war on youth violence and anti-social behaviour.

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"We are going to change the rules so that you no longer have the frightening experience of sitting down late at night opposite someone who is not only drunk but still drinking and who may be both sloshed and threatening," Mr Johnson said. "They don't tolerate it in America. Why should we tolerate it here?

"I am convinced that we can make a real difference to so-called minor crime as a way of driving out more serious crime. And if it is a long, hard struggle to deal with the present culture of knives and gangs, that is all the more reason to make a start."

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Mr Bratton, who is now head of Los Angeles police, oversaw reforms in bureaucracy and policing in New York which produced stunning results where crime rates nose-dived and quality of life soared.

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The UK is in desperate need of some common sense policing. The PC culture has taken over and the rule of law has diminished in recent years. London is likely to be a test case for the country and what the Conservative Party will be pushing in the next general election.