I retired from the magistracy in 2015 after 17 years mainly as a presiding justice

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YET MORE CRIME STATISTICS BUT ARE WE ANY NEARER THE TRUTH?

 

09. Mar. 2010. – 11:13:01

My repeated comments on the need for respected audited crime statistics which would provide a solid base for discussions and proposals on what is one of the most important concerns of voters come once again to the fore with the publication of figures by the Independent Commons Library.  These show a 44% increase in violent crime since Labour came to power.  Tory and Liberal spokesmen will make a sumptuous meal of this latest  piece of numerical juggling.  It is truly medieval akin to the study of chickens` entrails by the three witches that figures mean what the speaker wants them to mean.  It is an insult to our intelligence that all political parties  are eager to play this game.

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