Tag: antisocial behaviour

Governance

Antisocial Behaviour: Burnham Fights Back With Posters

Roper Penberthy

£100 fines are coming. Staff to issue them are not. LONDON, October 24, 2026 – British commuters suffering through aggressive drunks, abusive football supporters, threatening strangers and teenagers broadcasting TikTok videos at the volume of an aircraft engine have received welcome news from Prime Minister Andy Burnham: the government has discovered that antisocial behaviour is unpleasant and intends to do something about it, provided that something can be printed on…

Culture Education Social

Respect Orders Arrive for Britain’s Thugs

Yasmina Khan

Judges Ask Nicely WESTMINSTER, London — The British government has found a previously unexplored technique for dealing with antisocial behaviour. Tell badly behaved people that their behaviour is unacceptable. Then give them paperwork. What the New Respect Orders Actually Do New Respect Orders came into force across England and Wales on 26 October, bringing stronger measures against persistent antisocial offenders. Under the Home Office’s Respect Orders policy announcement, courts can…