Steyn: It's The Bars Over The Windows, Stupid

Even though the Brits are highly taxed, they don’t seem to feel it. But
what you can see, by reading the local newspaper and taking a stroll down
a British High Street is that it’s the world capital of crime.
“That’s post-socialist Britain: materially prosperous,
but civically impoverished; wealthy villages and
upscale suburbs full of frustrated and impotent citizens.”
Mark is offering this aperçu to all evil
right-wing politicians, free of charge.