is at nightmare proportions,

up 50% since our current mayor took office.

And I've heard some stories from first responders

that are just hard to believe.

I heard from an ambulance driver that said

he responded to a scene and saw three teenagers,

all victims of multiple stab attacks.

And they said it was something like a war zone.

Something that they had post-traumatic stress disorder

on the back of witnessing it.

This is happening in the greatest city in the world,

in the capital of Britain,

and it's happening because we lack leadership

in making the tough decisions necessary

to keep our streets safe. (ambulance siren wailing)

Now, I just spent two and a half hours

speaking with Peter Blakesley on "London Real."

Now Peter spent 21 years at the Met Police.

Many of those years at Scotland Yard working undercover.

He also hosted a show on Channel Four,

where he would go and surveil people digitally.

He was known as the Chief,

and hunt down, in this case, civilians and celebrities

to show the use of digital technology.

And I said, "Peter, what's the solution?"

He said, "Brian, we know what the solution is.

It's more police on the streets, period."

Now back in 2008, 2009, because of austerity measures

they took 20,000 officers off the streets.

But according to a Deloitte and Touche study,

in 2019, they're a management consultant,

they concluded that we needed to put 20,000 officers

back on the streets.

But not only that,

we need to empower these officers digitally.

And this is what I spoke to Peter about.

There is still so much mass efficiency,

or inefficiency, in the police force because of paperwork.

And I'm talking about physical paperwork

still going on between all the officers.

On top of that, we need to empower them

to use digital technology, body cams,

and use more of the surveillance that Peter uses

in his every day shows.

I also asked him about encouraging members

of the public, like you and me,

of recording our own interactions with police.

There's a new app, where that can go straight to the cloud

so it can't be tampered with.

And Peter said, "Brian, we welcome that.

We welcome the public filming our interactions

because it holds us accountable,

but we need leadership in the police force

to hold those officers accountable at all times

and for their actions."

And so again, this comes down to true leadership

and we're seeing a complete lack of it in our current mayor.

And we need to really make these changes

because our children are dying in the streets,

every single day.

I talked to friends of mine who live globally

and they say, "Brian, what is going on with your city?

This is London, the city of culture, the city of greatness.

And you've got kids being stabbed in the streets?

It's unacceptable."

And I agree.

We've gotta make these changes,

we gotta get our city back,

we've gotta protect our youth, and make our city safe.

So please let me know your thoughts.

Help me share this video.

Maybe we can finally hold our elected officials accountable

and leave me your comments below.

Tell me, has your life been affected by knife crime?

Do you think this is the solution,

more officers on the street?

Do you think we can find a way to make it happen?

Do you think we can allow or get more leadership

in the police force and in our government?

I'm curious for your thoughts.

Thank you so much.

Leave me a comment below.