Surveillance spin.

Our Prime Minister gave a speech yesterday where he told us that crime was down substantially and that all we have to fear is fear of crime itself. He said that the DNA database and CCTV cameras have played a great part in this decline but failed to back this up with any figures; instead he told us about an emotive crime that had been solved because an unconvicted man's DNA was on the database. On the other hand, Mr Cameron failed even to mention the database state in his conference speech.

So, make sure you mention ID cards and the database state if you ever get someone canvassing for support at your door.