TimesSeptember 1, 2008

Recession will bring big rise in crime and race hatred, says Home OfficeSiobhan Kennedy
Ministers are bracing themselves for a rise in violent crime and burglaries and a shift to far-right extremism as the effects of the economic downturn take their toll, a leaked Home Office report to the Prime Minister says.

In a series of warnings, the Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith, says that Britain also faces a “significant increaseâ€