The British are split almost 50-50 over exit from the EU. For remaining in Europe are 91% of Guardian readers, 73% of young people under 30, 47% of Labour Party voters, 70% of graduates and the professional classes, and the majority of those from London, Scotland and Wales. Ranged against them are less educated people, …
Assertions have been made that there is a new nationwide crime wave and a hate campaign against the police in America; that the police fear the next video purporting to illustrate police brutality; that they have been stripped of the equipment they need to defend themselves, and are being treated as if they, not the …
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When it comes to the arming of the police in a country in which rural sheriffs proudly sport battlefield-grade mine-resistant ambush protected vehicles, and urban police units in New York City are being outfitted with Colt M4 semiautomatic assault rifles and machine guns, a report that 20 campus cops at Boston’s Northeastern University are going …
“Taxation should not be perceived as something that is taken away from us but something that we collectively receive – a healthier, safer, far more decent and sustainable society”. (A sentence from a letter to The Guardian from Mr. Greg Boyd, of Townsville, Queensland)
The following quote about the Islamic State (equally applicable to other terrorist organizations) from President Obama’s interview on NPR on last Christmas should be given more publicity: “This is not an organization that can destroy the United States……But they can hurt us and they can hurt our people and our families. And so I can …
