Yes but at least we are the world-leaders in arresting people for making comments online. This is the most important thing right now for labour, we can always borrow more money if the economy keeps getting worse and then print some more to pay off the money we owe already.
Friendly_Prune_4890 on
Nobody is allowed to defend themselves or property. Two guys ran into Sainsbury’s the other day, sprinted behind the counter and grabbed armfuls of bottles then left. Nobody nor the security guard who was HERE do anything. Why? Because if you beat down a criminal to teach them a lesson and prevent further crime YOU end up with the legal paperwork.
Seems dumb. A quick change in law would see more civil action and the police wouldn’t be so burdened.
MuhammadAkmed on
No no no, you gotta think about how this capital flight benefits the South Eastern Europe and the Global South.
Think of it as FDI to improve the lives of Albanian freight and logistics workers, etc.
Think about how Iraqi Kurdistan benefits.
Corruption is not more acceptable or normalised abroad, its simply part of a rich and ancient culture of haggling and deal making…
Wrong-booby7584 on
Cybercrime is a massive drain, it’s in the £billions
eldomtom2 on
The concern seems to be particularly around cybercrime, which obviously is quite a different thing to tackle than stuff like shoplifting which those who haven’t read the article seem to think it’s about.
RedditSloth_101 on
Crime rates have been consistently falling for the last 20 years. What exactly has changed that “business leaders” are suffering so much, or are these just small businesses? I can’t help think a bigger reason is that the consumer market is absolutely castrated right now.
wine-o-saur on
It’s funny that we never see the more obvious headline:
“Billionaires hoarding wealth and assets is a serious barrier to UK growth”
PreFuturism-0 on
The below doesn’t seem like a small-government mentality to me. Seems quite socialist actually.
“The organisation [The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), which represents tens of thousands of businesses across the country] said the government should create a cyber-attack reporting system for companies; establish regional business crime hubs that would bring together police and business crime reduction partnerships; and expand cyber and fraud resilience support for small and medium-sized businesses. It also called for more incentives for companies to invest in security.”
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Yes but at least we are the world-leaders in arresting people for making comments online. This is the most important thing right now for labour, we can always borrow more money if the economy keeps getting worse and then print some more to pay off the money we owe already.
Nobody is allowed to defend themselves or property. Two guys ran into Sainsbury’s the other day, sprinted behind the counter and grabbed armfuls of bottles then left. Nobody nor the security guard who was HERE do anything. Why? Because if you beat down a criminal to teach them a lesson and prevent further crime YOU end up with the legal paperwork.
Seems dumb. A quick change in law would see more civil action and the police wouldn’t be so burdened.
No no no, you gotta think about how this capital flight benefits the South Eastern Europe and the Global South.
Think of it as FDI to improve the lives of Albanian freight and logistics workers, etc.
Think about how Iraqi Kurdistan benefits.
Corruption is not more acceptable or normalised abroad, its simply part of a rich and ancient culture of haggling and deal making…
Cybercrime is a massive drain, it’s in the £billions
The concern seems to be particularly around cybercrime, which obviously is quite a different thing to tackle than stuff like shoplifting which those who haven’t read the article seem to think it’s about.
Crime rates have been consistently falling for the last 20 years. What exactly has changed that “business leaders” are suffering so much, or are these just small businesses? I can’t help think a bigger reason is that the consumer market is absolutely castrated right now.
It’s funny that we never see the more obvious headline:
“Billionaires hoarding wealth and assets is a serious barrier to UK growth”
The below doesn’t seem like a small-government mentality to me. Seems quite socialist actually.
“The organisation [The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), which represents tens of thousands of businesses across the country] said the government should create a cyber-attack reporting system for companies; establish regional business crime hubs that would bring together police and business crime reduction partnerships; and expand cyber and fraud resilience support for small and medium-sized businesses. It also called for more incentives for companies to invest in security.”