Shaun Bailey

Very strongly agree

Yes, ignoring low-value theft creates a broken-windows culture that is destroying our high streets

Conservative leadership, including Kemi Badenoch, emphasizes the importance of law and order on high streets and has committed to scrapping the £200 threshold for 'low-value' shoplifting to prevent the erosion of social standards. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly agree

Yes, and we need tougher mandatory sentences for the organized repeat offenders terrorizing shop workers

Under recent Conservative governments, the party introduced a standalone criminal offence for assaulting shop workers and has championed tougher policing of organized retail gangs. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly agree

Yes

The Conservative Party has shifted toward a zero-tolerance stance on retail crime, with the 2024 manifesto pledging to ensure all reasonable lines of inquiry are pursued for shoplifting regardless of the value. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

No, overstretched police forces must strictly prioritize violent crimes and major gang activity

While acknowledging police resource constraints, the Conservatives reject the idea that retail crime should be deprioritized, arguing instead that failing to tackle minor crimes leads to more serious criminality. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly disagree

No

The party has explicitly campaigned against the 'effective decriminalization' of shoplifting and seeks to reverse policies that allow low-value thefts to go uninvestigated. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly disagree

No, shoplifters driven by the cost-of-living crisis need robust social support, not a prison cell

The party generally rejects the use of economic circumstances as a justification for crime, focusing instead on personal responsibility and the deterrent effect of the criminal justice system. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.