Big society, small government: The British coalition government and tackling anti-social behaviour

In 2010, the British General Election led to the formation of a historic Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government. Of the two parties the Conservatives had the greater power. All this is well known, as are the resultant budgetary cuts that were introduced in an attempt to reduce the country's deficit. In this short article the impact of the coalition government on anti-social behaviour policy is considered