WIGAN revellers were filmed as part of a "Saturday Night Britain" news feature to shock the country into accepting it has a big binge drinking problem. It could easily have been Leigh.
The yobs have taken over and it's got to stop. Urgent action is needed to change the image of drunken Britain both at home and abroad.
Wouldn't it be lovely if older people could go out at night again without the fear of encountering anti-social behaviour.
I certainly have no intention of venturing out while the loonies have taken over the madhouse.
Who'd be a police officer or ambulanceman today? I don't envy them one bit.
On Monday afternoon I witnessed a young and incapable drunk in Bradshawgate. He was asked by a police officer if he'd like a lift home.
The time was when anyone in such a state was locked up to sober up and then fined in court.
We've gone too soft -- and that's why there's all the trouble there is.
I welcome the PM's planned newly announced crackdown on yobs, but what's he going to do, send all mums and dads for lessons in strict parenting because that's the one way respect and obedience could be restored?
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