Annabelle Sanderson: So is shoplifting just OK now? Or should a law and order party say 'no'

Annabelle Sanderson: So is shoplifting just OK now? Or should a law and order party say 'no'

Annabelle Sanderson is the Deputy Chairman (Political) for Melksham and Devizes in Wiltshire. The case of Walker Smith, fired from Waitrose after tackling shoplifters, has once again brought the case of shoplifting to the headlines. It comes only a week after gangs of youths looted the Marks and Spencer in Clapham High Street. The reality is that in the UK, we’ve essentially decriminalised shoplifting and robbery. Retail staff are told not to ta…