The government takes whatit sees as the rising tideof yobbishness very seriously: a new bill will soon go before Parliament giving the police and the courts new powers to deal with the anti-social behaviour that often leads to something worse.
The railroad and telecom tycoon has confided to at least one associate that it's his way of doing something to stem the tideofwhat he terms the violence-and sex-soaked refuse spilling out of Hollywood.