this is so what we have all thought for a long time and it is set out with compelling data this excellent research from LSE blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpol…

17,7500 police & PCSOs were hired without in-person interviews, up to mid-2023, says the Sun - a hangover from covid times. Angiolini blamed bad vetting for the evil cops. What further checks will be made now on those recruited that way?

thesun.co.uk/news/27304202/…

‘Guilty men have got away with it’: fears over rise of ‘sexsomnia’ defence in rape cases theguardian.com/society/2024/a…

Michael Crick When was the last time in similar circumstances a Tory MP said they would resign if guilty ??? Next

Crown Court backlog at its highest ever, at March 31st 2024. Clearly continuing to get worse & worse. Bad for victims; bad for defendants & hopeless for public confidence. Time for a hard re-think (and a General Election). thanks Russell Webster ✍️ for data

public.flourish.studio/visualisation/…

Thanks for sharing Russell!
Link to our full article, published in the British Journal of Criminology Oxford Academic can be found here too!
academic.oup.com/bjc/advance-ar…

The 'new law' has no purpose,
BUT could encourage victims to report to police even when men have paid them off.
BUT its not retrospective, so no help for victims of e.g Green.
REAL answer is a ban on NDAs in sex abuse & harassment cases.
Victims need support not silencing

Non-disclosure agreements are unenforceable NOW if they conceal crime.
In 2019, P Mordaunt announced: NDAs in plain English; Independent legal advice; 'enforcement' for NDAs that break the law. gov.uk/government/new…
They did none of it then & are doing absolutely zero today

Anti social behaviour can be horribly life-changing

Of course, because with terribly depleted neighbourhood policing, they feel safe to commit crime at any time of day

Domestic abuse services are struggling to meet need since the pandemic and the cost of living crisis.

We must quit lurching from crisis to crisis and establish sustainable funding through the Victims Bill.

Thank you Reeta Chakrabarti for this important story on lifesaving services.

Police forces in some areas are taking up to 28 hours to attend burglaries, official figures show. Ed Davey News Chris Philp MP Suella Braverman MP telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/04/0…

bylinetimes.com/2024/04/03/bri…

Britain has had 14 years of chaos under the Tories.

Watch Tony Robinson in our latest party election broadcast on Labour’s plan for Britain’s future.

telegraph.co.uk/money/consumer…

‘’Police treat it as some kind of neighbour dispute.. The local authority say it's criminal.’’

Anti-social behaviour needs to be taken more seriously by the police and the government, former victims' commissioner Vera Baird DBE KC tells #TimesRadio .

New prosecution measures announced by Labour Party last week might help start to turn the tide but no sign of Tories taking them on/doing anything else to tackle this dire problem. metro.co.uk/2024/03/30/2-m…

It’s time for change.

Labour has a plan to power up Britain.

Vote Labour on Thursday 2 May.

Let’s get Britain’s future back. 🌹

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