"Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is building new prisons and recruiting more police officers as part of his party’s pledge to be tough on crime. He has also proposed a budget that would make deep spending reductions in the coming years, forcing officials to find savings in programs that have already been whittled to the bone during a decade of austerity." https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/04/world/europe/london-austerity-youth-violence.html
In London’s Poor‌ ‌Areas, Budget Cuts‌ and Youth Violence Collide

Poor neighborhoods that have been hit hardest by austerity have also seen violence among young people surge or remain stubbornly high. Residents say that’s no coincidence.