Brown to shame yobs with publicity

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As part of a renewed focus on law and order, the Prime Minister is to warn unruly youths that their Asbos will be publicised via leafleting and the internet.

Previous Government initiatives to name and shame those guilty of anti-social behaviour have been attacked by defendants' lawyers and civil liberties campaigners.

But Mr Brown used his latest Downing Street podcast - likened to President Roosevelt's Depression-era "fireside chats" - to insist that local communities had a "right to know".

"I'm proud of our record, but I will never be satisfied while a single British pensioner hesitates about going out, or a couple think twice before heading into the town centre for a meal," he said.

"The public have a right to know what is happening in their areas, and the public have a right to receive information that they want on local individuals who have blighted their communities with anti-social behaviour.

"So this week I will set out plans to publicise the names and details of those people subject to anti-social behaviour orders and other orders, using photographs, public leaflets and online.

"The consequences for committing anti-social behaviour should be clear."

Mr Brown said he was renewing the Government's focus on crime in the weeks ahead as he promised to "make life better for the mainstream majority".

He has recently turned his back on 24-hour licensing for bars in what has been seen as an attempt to appeal to middle Britain ahead of the general election expected next spring. Amid concerns about the associated increase in noise and disturbance, councils are to be given the power to ban round-the-clock opening. He said last week he "always had doubts" about the move, which was introduced while Tony Blair was prime minister.