Which do you think would be the most secure: London or New York? This really is the $64,000 question and it is likely to surprise you that, in many ways, New York is actually considered to be more safe and secure than London. Shocked?

The most worrying fact here is that The Metropolitan Police, who have been in the spotlight for numerous cock-ups lately, are now having to deal with a budget that has been drastically cut for the next few years ahead. At a time when they were already losing their grip on crime across the city, it fair curdles the blood to contemplate what the near future is going to hold for Londoners.

One answer may be to get yourself security dogs; London is definitely not as safe as it could be and with police resources being cut, your protection will not be there as it ought to be. But what are the main problems on the streets of London in the twenty-first century?

To be frank, and having studied law I am in quite a strong position to make the following assertion: the legislation that is intended to deal with anti-social behaviour is futile and quite simply does not work. Anti-social Behaviour Orders (A.K.A. ASBOs) are actually viewed as badges of honour by certain skanky members of our community.

Parents are not keeping a close enough reign on the activities of their children and this enables them to stay out to all hours, committing crimes and often harassing other members of society. This has led to a disgusting gangland fraternity in many parts of the capital and there is insufficient statutory law in place to even begin to handle this problem.