“Mark” is accusing me of using dodgy stats in my last post. Well, to a certain extent they are, as I wasn’t able – and am still unable – to find the specific document that Oaten and Channel 4 were referring to. But his point about overall levels is a good one, so let’s look… Continue reading Drinking Games 2
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Drinking games
As a follow up to last week’s post about a dodgy-looking Don Foster press release, here’s Mark Oaten’s response to the latest BCS figures: Alcohol fuelled violence out of control – Oaten Responding to the publication today of figures on violent crime from the British Crime Survey, Mark Oaten MP, Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary,… Continue reading Drinking games
Meeting the Challenge 4/1: Freedom
FREEDOM: to what extent is it justified to limit civil liberties in order to fight threats to those liberties such as terrorism and crime? Full paper. This section of the paper is a strange hodge-podge of different issues that don’t fit into the other sections comfortably. As a result, “freedom” is broadened out to cover… Continue reading Meeting the Challenge 4/1: Freedom