Imagining Scotland and the UK, above, with the former so violent, the latter needs to borrow one of their crimes? In the Guardian today: Most crime figures have drastically fallen, but people don’t believe it. It’s no wonder when politicians whip up emotions and attempt to bend the law. An astounding change is happening to life in England and Wales that most people don’t know about, and when they are told they don’t believe it. Most crime, including violence, has fallen by a remarkable 90% over the past 30 years. But only 6% of people believe it, while 61% think crime is going up. This … Continue reading Far less crime, less than half the violence, half the rape and no mass rape grooming gangs but you’d never know