The reference to 'three strikes and out' is clearly to the US policy as the current UK jurisdictions already provide for repeat offencing in their sentencing guidelines. And as the US polic… (View Post)

Oh I said it was startling - never mind where it is published - but there are some interesting point sin there, notably that the nature of crime is shifting. (View Post)

How does that happen once the courts are even fuller than they are now? Ditto prisons. Look what has happened in the States with the three strikes notion. (View Post)

Fair question, but the issue is the cost and hassle of the division, and the effect on those who are defined as second rate at an early age. (View Post)

Hmm: turns out grammar schools are crap at improving academic outcomes. https://www.theguardian.com/education/2023/aug/28/english-regions-dominated-by-grammar-schools-do-not-improve-grades-study-says… (View Post)