My piece on the changing role of the "chav" and the "asbo" in British public life:
www.newstatesman.com/the-weekend-...
www.newstatesman.com/the-weekend-...
November 2, 2026 at 5:03 PM
My piece on the changing role of the "chav" and the "asbo" in British public life:
www.newstatesman.com/the-weekend-...
www.newstatesman.com/the-weekend-...
October 28, 2026 at 10:32 AM
ICYMI - this is a superb @newstatesman1913.bsky.social weekend essay from my colleague @anooshc.bsky.social - Return of the Asbo
www.newstatesman.com/the-weekend-...
www.newstatesman.com/the-weekend-...
Return of the Asbo
The white working class are no longer cast as maligned layabouts but tragic heroes
www.newstatesman.com
November 2, 2026 at 10:12 AM
ICYMI - this is a superb @newstatesman1913.bsky.social weekend essay from my colleague @anooshc.bsky.social - Return of the Asbo
www.newstatesman.com/the-weekend-...
www.newstatesman.com/the-weekend-...
October 28, 2026 at 11:28 AM
Someone near us has a bright orange Ford focus with lowered suspension and stickers ‘ASBO Orange’ and ‘Lower Class’
October 31, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Someone near us has a bright orange Ford focus with lowered suspension and stickers ‘ASBO Orange’ and ‘Lower Class’
November 1, 2026 at 12:12 PM
The Anti-Scottish Broadcasting Organisation. ASBO for short...
October 28, 2026 at 7:06 PM
The Anti-Scottish Broadcasting Organisation. ASBO for short...
Those are the ones I was thinking of, I guess it's one where nearly everyone who needed an ASBO does actually have a criminal conviction too so this guy is an outlier
November 1, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Those are the ones I was thinking of, I guess it's one where nearly everyone who needed an ASBO does actually have a criminal conviction too so this guy is an outlier
Someone near us has a bright orange Ford focus with lowered suspension and stickers ‘ASBO Orange’ and ‘Lower Class’
October 31, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Someone near us has a bright orange Ford focus with lowered suspension and stickers ‘ASBO Orange’ and ‘Lower Class’
New Labour always discriminated against children & young people.
From the Blair/Blunkett ASBO debacle (disproportionately affected teens in poverty), to the explicit exclusion of children from the 2010 Equality Act, & their disgracefully disparaging treatment of Young Labour in the 2021 conference
From the Blair/Blunkett ASBO debacle (disproportionately affected teens in poverty), to the explicit exclusion of children from the 2010 Equality Act, & their disgracefully disparaging treatment of Young Labour in the 2021 conference
Labour clearly has a problem with young people.
Lower minimum wage for young people.
Nothing for renters. Banker shares soar.
Climate vandalism.
Lower minimum wage for young people.
Nothing for renters. Banker shares soar.
Climate vandalism.
October 29, 2026 at 12:47 PM
New Labour always discriminated against children & young people.
From the Blair/Blunkett ASBO debacle (disproportionately affected teens in poverty), to the explicit exclusion of children from the 2010 Equality Act, & their disgracefully disparaging treatment of Young Labour in the 2021 conference
From the Blair/Blunkett ASBO debacle (disproportionately affected teens in poverty), to the explicit exclusion of children from the 2010 Equality Act, & their disgracefully disparaging treatment of Young Labour in the 2021 conference
My late Calico wouldn't have needed the others, we nicknamed her ASBO Cat for a reason 🤣
October 29, 2026 at 9:39 PM
My late Calico wouldn't have needed the others, we nicknamed her ASBO Cat for a reason 🤣
As opposed to nicknaming one, “Asbo,” despite being on the pricey side.
October 26, 2026 at 7:46 PM
As opposed to nicknaming one, “Asbo,” despite being on the pricey side.
My piece about the changing perceptions of "chavs", "asbos" and the white working class, as Labour's "Respect orders" come into force:
Return of the Asbo
The white working class are no longer cast as maligned layabouts but tragic heroes
www.newstatesman.com
November 1, 2026 at 2:00 PM
My piece about the changing perceptions of "chavs", "asbos" and the white working class, as Labour's "Respect orders" come into force:
Haha no... it follows a group of young people who have an anti-social behaviour order (ASBO) and are forced to do community service. When the lightning storm gives them powers that are based on their own insecurities
October 31, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Haha no... it follows a group of young people who have an anti-social behaviour order (ASBO) and are forced to do community service. When the lightning storm gives them powers that are based on their own insecurities
@theliverpoolway.bsky.social
So as with Carrick its the end of the road for Arteta at Arsenal. Probably resigns today rather than force the club to pull the trigger. Dowman, youngest player in history red carded in Carling Cup. Left the ground with an Asbo. So farwell Michel, one miserable bastard.
So as with Carrick its the end of the road for Arteta at Arsenal. Probably resigns today rather than force the club to pull the trigger. Dowman, youngest player in history red carded in Carling Cup. Left the ground with an Asbo. So farwell Michel, one miserable bastard.
October 28, 2026 at 10:05 AM
@theliverpoolway.bsky.social
So as with Carrick its the end of the road for Arteta at Arsenal. Probably resigns today rather than force the club to pull the trigger. Dowman, youngest player in history red carded in Carling Cup. Left the ground with an Asbo. So farwell Michel, one miserable bastard.
So as with Carrick its the end of the road for Arteta at Arsenal. Probably resigns today rather than force the club to pull the trigger. Dowman, youngest player in history red carded in Carling Cup. Left the ground with an Asbo. So farwell Michel, one miserable bastard.
New ASBO-style orders will finally give police the power to tackle "behaviour people get really cross about" - and should be used creatively, the policing minister has said.
ASBO-style orders give police power to tackle 'behaviour people get cross about'
www.mirror.co.uk
October 26, 2026 at 4:02 AM
New ASBO-style orders will finally give police the power to tackle "behaviour people get really cross about" - and should be used creatively, the policing minister has said.
New ASBO-style Respect Orders give police powers to tackle nuisance behaviour
New ASBO-style Respect Orders give police powers to tackle nuisance behaviour
Policing minister Sarah Jones says new Respect Orders, effective today, will let police tackle persistent anti-social behaviour with court orders and up to two years in prison for breaches.
britbrief.co.uk
October 26, 2026 at 12:00 AM
New ASBO-style Respect Orders give police powers to tackle nuisance behaviour
New laws are useless if you don’t have enough police to enforce them.
Bring Back Bobbies on the Beat to stop antisocial behaviour in the first place.
www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
Bring Back Bobbies on the Beat to stop antisocial behaviour in the first place.
www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
New ASBO-style powers to help Met tackle anti-social behaviour
The Government on Monday introduced Respect Orders, which will see offenders hit with tougher restrictions such as curfews and town centre bans
www.standard.co.uk
October 26, 2026 at 11:00 AM
New laws are useless if you don’t have enough police to enforce them.
Bring Back Bobbies on the Beat to stop antisocial behaviour in the first place.
www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
Bring Back Bobbies on the Beat to stop antisocial behaviour in the first place.
www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
Everyone deserves to feel safe in their community. But after two decades of ASBO-style orders, there's little evidence that new powers will deliver change.
The real problem is a lack of resources, training & oversight to use existing powers effectively. (1/2)
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...
The real problem is a lack of resources, training & oversight to use existing powers effectively. (1/2)
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...
New Respect Orders could ban repeat antisocial behaviour offenders from centres
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood says antisocial behaviour is ‘a blight on our communities’
www.independent.co.uk
October 27, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Everyone deserves to feel safe in their community. But after two decades of ASBO-style orders, there's little evidence that new powers will deliver change.
The real problem is a lack of resources, training & oversight to use existing powers effectively. (1/2)
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...
The real problem is a lack of resources, training & oversight to use existing powers effectively. (1/2)
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...
New ASBO-style powers to help Met tackle anti-social behaviour in crime-blighted London neighbourhoods
The Government on Monday introduced Respect Orders, which will see offenders hit with tougher restrictions such as curfews and town centre bans
The Government on Monday introduced Respect Orders, which will see offenders hit with tougher restrictions such as curfews and town centre bans
New ASBO-style powers to help Met tackle anti-social behaviour in crime-blighted London neighbourhoods
The Government on Monday introduced Respect Orders, which will see offenders hit with tougher restrictions such as curfews and town centre bans
umlegacypressqsefc.com
October 26, 2026 at 12:20 AM
New ASBO-style powers to help Met tackle anti-social behaviour in crime-blighted London neighbourhoods
The Government on Monday introduced Respect Orders, which will see offenders hit with tougher restrictions such as curfews and town centre bans
The Government on Monday introduced Respect Orders, which will see offenders hit with tougher restrictions such as curfews and town centre bans
New ASBO-style orders give police power to tackle ‘behaviour people get cross about’
EXCLUSIVE: Policing minister Sarah Jones told The Mirror she expects police forces to be rigorous in enforcing new Respect Orders, which come into force on Monday
EXCLUSIVE: Policing minister Sarah Jones told The Mirror she expects police forces to be rigorous in enforcing new Respect Orders, which come into force on Monday
New ASBO-style orders give police power to tackle ‘behaviour people get cross about’
EXCLUSIVE: Policing minister Sarah Jones told The Mirror she expects police forces to be rigorous in enforcing new Respect Orders, which come into force on Monday
umlegacypressqsefc.com
October 26, 2026 at 12:07 AM
New ASBO-style orders give police power to tackle ‘behaviour people get cross about’
EXCLUSIVE: Policing minister Sarah Jones told The Mirror she expects police forces to be rigorous in enforcing new Respect Orders, which come into force on Monday
EXCLUSIVE: Policing minister Sarah Jones told The Mirror she expects police forces to be rigorous in enforcing new Respect Orders, which come into force on Monday
Had an interesting chat with policing minister Sarah Jones - she recognises similarities between new Respect Orders and ASBOs and says she expects police/councils/housing associations to use them 'creatively'
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
ASBO-style orders give police power to tackle 'behaviour people get cross about'
EXCLUSIVE: Policing minister Sarah Jones told The Mirror she expects police forces to be rigorous in enforcing new Respect Orders, which come into force on Monday
www.mirror.co.uk
October 26, 2026 at 8:02 AM
Had an interesting chat with policing minister Sarah Jones - she recognises similarities between new Respect Orders and ASBOs and says she expects police/councils/housing associations to use them 'creatively'
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...