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Friday, 3 April 2026

Something none of us believe



M&S boss issues stark warning over worsening crime

Retail director Thinus Keeve has demanded action after groups of young people wreaked havoc in south London over the past week...

He also questioned claims that crime rates are falling in the capital.

He said: "I keep hearing crime is falling, especially in London - something none of us believe, and very few people working in retail would see."


It's the problem with politically important statistics, to believe them is to invite deception. 

4 comments:

dearieme said...

"young people", "youths". There's a modern saying in Germany, apparently, that translates as "If they don't tell us, then we know."

A K Haart said...

dearieme - "If they don't tell us, then we know." It's embarrassing how often this turns out to be the case but they still do it.

Tammly said...

This was the great problem with accepting man made global warming. The premise was just a premise, but so many 'scientists' and pundits tried to use statistical kidology and data to try to prove its actuality, in my hearing, completely without success. So the deception continues and my, how desperately they are hanging on to it

A K Haart said...

Tammly - yes, almost as if the desperation suggests they haven't yet come up with an equally repressive alternative myth.