BBC News – Full jails told to take in more prisoners – Metropolitan Police given permission to buy water cannon – Sounds like the government will be announcing something unpopular this summer

Jails..

Full jails told to take in more prisoners.  Forty prisons have been told to take in more inmates, although 34 are already full. The Ministry of Justice has ordered dozens of already full jails to take more prisoners because the jail population is increasing faster than expected, it has emerged.

Water Cannon..

Approval has been given for the Metropolitan Police to purchase three water cannon for London. A Home Office spokesman said: “We are keen to ensure that the police have the tools and powers they need to maintain order on our streets.”

Why?

The UK is the world’s six largest economy, yet 1 in 5 of the UK population live below our official poverty line, meaning that they experience life as a daily struggle. (Oxfam)

More people are falling into debt because they cannot afford basic household bills, such as energy, water and council tax, a charity says.

So as the pressure builds up for a population now deep in debt, could it be that the government are expecting things to crack?

Could it be that there is something coming up which could well result in a lot of civil disorder?

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