http://timworstall.com/2008/11/23/government-figures/ It is all obvious or trivial except... Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:45:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://timworstall.com/2008/11/23/government-figures/comment-page-1/#comment-24036 dearieme Sun, 23 Nov 2008 14:49:14 +0000 http://timworstall.com/?p=5064#comment-24036 Do the figures include "honour killings", or are many of the victims too old to be included? Do the figures include “honour killings”, or are many of the victims too old to be included?

]]> http://timworstall.com/2008/11/23/government-figures/comment-page-1/#comment-24035 Philip Thomas Sun, 23 Nov 2008 14:09:52 +0000 http://timworstall.com/?p=5064#comment-24035 The figure I've heard bandied around, e.g. on Unity's baby P article on Liberal Conspiracy, is 1 every 10 days. Obviously it sounds a little too rounded to be taken as gospel but more plausible than the Gov's figures. The figure I’ve heard bandied around, e.g. on Unity’s baby P article on Liberal Conspiracy, is 1 every 10 days. Obviously it sounds a little too rounded to be taken as gospel but more plausible than the Gov’s figures.

]]> http://timworstall.com/2008/11/23/government-figures/comment-page-1/#comment-24033 Mark Wadsworth Sun, 23 Nov 2008 13:31:46 +0000 http://timworstall.com/?p=5064#comment-24033 Even the NSPCC only claimed that there are one or two child murders a week (=75 ish per annum), and that this statistic has been pretty constant for decades. That's 75 tragedies of course, but out of 12 million children, those are pretty good odds. Even the NSPCC only claimed that there are one or two child murders a week (=75 ish per annum), and that this statistic has been pretty constant for decades. That’s 75 tragedies of course, but out of 12 million children, those are pretty good odds.

]]> http://timworstall.com/2008/11/23/government-figures/comment-page-1/#comment-24027 Eva Sun, 23 Nov 2008 10:50:41 +0000 http://timworstall.com/?p=5064#comment-24027 Well, that's all right then, as long as they're visited regularly during the months preceeding their deaths. Well, that’s all right then, as long as they’re visited regularly during the months preceeding their deaths.

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