Mike Hosking Breakfast

I note the some of the media have reacquainted themselves with crime. The Government to their credit managed to quieten the whole mess down for a while by disposing of Poto Williams who, although spectacularly useless, was really just a sacrificial lamb to get the heat off the Government over an issue they have been woefully found wanting on. Chris Hipkins announced he would visit every police district in the country. We had the Police Association on telling us they liked Hipkins and he had read his briefing papers, so things were looking up. Meantime the ram-raids, abuse, violence, and lawlessness rolled on given thugs aren't really interested in political appointments. Fast forward to this past weekend, and suddenly it's back. One headline: "Auckland at a tipping point." There was another suggesting the Prime Minister found all these break-ins atrocious. And then yet another saying she rejected the idea that nothing happened to the people who commit the crimes. So upside of