In a bid to save his own bacon, Charles Clarke has come up with what he regards as the perfect solution: announce the creation of new laws. You can see why he thinks this will get him off the hook; it has been the standard recourse of action for both him and his predecessors whenever… Continue reading Look! Over there! More lovely laws!
Tag: panics
Cook’d and Bomb’d
Lynne Featherstone apparently asked the Home Office a question last month about the date rape drug Progesterex. One small problem – it doesn’t exist. Now, far be it for me to criticise a Lib Dem MP, but come on, do you really take every single email you get at face value? Until 5 minutes ago,… Continue reading Cook’d and Bomb’d
The Crime Game
The crime statistics are out, and yet again, journalists have chosen to bypass the BCS in favour of reported crime: “Robberies up 6% but crime stable” claims the BBC. Well actually, personal acquisative crime is up by a statistically insignificant 1%. As has been pointed out since time immemorial, an increase in the reported crime… Continue reading The Crime Game