And that's not necessarily a bad thing. Just look how good the stats are on physical violence, theft (primarily because burglaries have dropped off), and so on. If you were to take a cold look a… (View Post)

Speculation that they simply won't bother to vote this evening. This is the equivalent of councils not doing overnight counts - rubbish. (View Post)

Jeezo, this has really upset you. FWIW, my local Scotmid regularly gets cleaned out by a group of 16-year olds. I'm not suggesting it's not happening, just that the sudden obsession with it… (View Post)

You'd have picked up on it 5 years ago if your finger was on the pulse. But I do think a discussion on crime is overdue. There has been brilliant progress in violence, theft, criminal damage and… (View Post)

I'm surprised by the depth of most bodies of water. I assume they are roughly proportional to the surrounding hills - 1,000m deep in Scotland. Only Loch Morar comes close to expectations. (View Post)