Whatever ones take on graffiti and random tags in public places (and most will see some of it as an eyesore to some degree) to see these cretins wasting their time..surely there is some real problems (like say ..impending recession, health service, public transport) that politicians could spend their time solving.

Sadly the political discourse has switched from the questions of economic redistribution to tinkering laws - smoking bans, opening hours etc Expect a flurry of anti graff laws over the next year.