We have some clear boundaries between the judiciary and government as that is quite correct. Politicians, including DC, should always remember that there are limits to their influence on judges, specially the absurdly lenient and 'liberal' brand that we currently have. It is easy for a politician to set himself up for a fall by overreaching himself in soundbites want to sound tough.
Our criminal justice system is a joke and it will take time to turn it around and these criminals currently 'before the beak' will have to be dealt with by our current comedy special system.
DC can make a start at reform by dropping Ken Clarke - then we need some real legislation, get rid of the HRA (or as I have said before amend it with a 'Human Responsibilities' chapter given equal weight in law to rights) and have minimum sentences for serious crimes. When corporal punishment is returned to schools and including birching for thugs and vandals I will know we are getting somewhere.
