Writing in today’s Telegraph, with coverage on pages 1 and 2 of the paper, our Founder commented on the disclosure unearthed by The Public Safety Foundation:
“Across Europe and much of the rest of the world, routine arming has not destroyed legitimacy – it has saved lives.”
Mr Geoghegan, who is also a former No 10 adviser, added: “What corrodes trust is not seeing a constable carry a pistol, but seeing one cut down by a knife or gunfire because their leaders denied them the tools to protect themselves and the public.”