Malcolm Offord

“They are not a vigilante group. They are street patrollers. They are out there, they’ve got first aid.”

“I was with them and they were a number of people in a state of inebriation or whatever it might be as you find in Glasgow and they are helping them, they are calling ambulances for them. They are actually on the streets helping the community.”

“They started off because there was a feeling that women and girls didn’t feel safe. It’s not for me to judge that.”

“They are not vigilante groups. They’re not armed. They are not. They are a bunch of volunteers, wearing hi-vis jackets saying North2South on the back, with police permission.”

“They are on the streets to help to make sure there’s an element of safety and security, particularly for women and girls.”

“They don’t have an agenda other than to keep people safe.”

“The police themselves say they are underfunded, overstretched.”

“Do you really see a lot of police presence in your local towns and cities?”

“Our cities and towns need a bigger police presence but in the absence of that, you’ve got some concerned parents doing something that they think is of value to their community.”

“I actually think it’s a great shame that we have this in our society. We don’t want this in our s”