You mean I had the audacity to point to an academic study whilst you were relying on the oh so much more reliable newspaper opinion columns. Lordy I should be more rigorous next time. (View Post)

No it didn't. I was waiting for you to pop up with that. In fact subsequent sudies showed that crime rates in Califormia started dropping significantly 2 years before the Three-Strikes Law was b… (View Post)

My experience of retail from family working in shops is that the vast majority of criminals were nicking stuff not money. If you are hearing of 'many such incidents across Merseyside' then … (View Post)

"The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function." (View Post)

Fascinating item by the Sky News Spanish correspondant this morning. Vox Popping shoppers etc in Madrid and finding most thought Rubiales had not really doen anything wrong. Interesting cultural diff… (View Post)