My regular column in Scots Independent, the first and oldest (100 years-old this year), Scottish newspaper supporting independence has been promoted to page 2.

In all modesty, it’s a fascinating account of the several factors which seem likely to explain the falling crime among the young, in Scotland and elsewhere from Washington to Wishaw but less so in Wolverhampton.

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Statistics backing the above at:

Massive news missed by all of MSM – Older men in Scotland just as violent as they ever were but violence by young men numbers ‘fall off a cliff’

Statistics suggesting the theory applies less well in England:

Fourth US request for data on campus safety cannot be provided despite on every English university campus you are significantly more likely to be a victim of violent crime than on any Scottish one

Property and violent crime has fallen by 42% since 2008-09 far more than in England & Wales