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Comments for The Sharpener http://sharpener.johnband.org Trying to make a point Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:21:35 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on Sky in ‘still not falling’ shock by John B http://sharpener.johnband.org/2008/01/sky-in-still-not-falling-shock/#comment-58966 Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:21:35 +0000 http://www.thesharpener.net/2008/01/24/sky-in-still-not-falling-shock/#comment-58966 Cheers Phil. Should have made clear – unless there’s a major reporting change *between 2005/06 and 2006/07* that I’ve missed, the 9% fall in y-o-y serious violent crime numbers is significant.

]]> Comment on Sky in ‘still not falling’ shock by Phil E http://sharpener.johnband.org/2008/01/sky-in-still-not-falling-shock/#comment-58965 Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:27:22 +0000 http://www.thesharpener.net/2008/01/24/sky-in-still-not-falling-shock/#comment-58965 There was some tightening of the recording rules – which were getting a bit on the credulous side post-Blunkett – in 2003, but from what I’ve read the change only affected public order offences & allegations with no supporting evidence. If you squint you can just about see how the second change might have brought down the serious violence numbers, but only on the condition that they were far too high beforehand.

]]> Comment on Not quite what the papers say by The Sharpener » Blog Archive » Sky in 'still not falling' shock http://sharpener.johnband.org/2008/01/not-quite-what-the-papers-say/#comment-58963 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:35:59 +0000 http://www.thesharpener.net/2008/01/18/not-quite-what-the-papers-say/#comment-58963 […] November 2005 October 2005 September 2005 August 2005 July 2005 June 2005 May 2005 « Not quite what the papers say | home | January 24th, 2008 Sky in ’still not falling’ shock by John […]

]]> Comment on Tax and Attacks on the Sick by ian http://sharpener.johnband.org/2008/01/tax-and-attacks-on-the-sick/#comment-58961 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 16:23:23 +0000 http://www.thesharpener.net/2008/01/10/tax-and-attacks-on-the-sick/#comment-58961 Mind you – I think I prefer even our loopy system to the hoops you have to go through in the US to get onto Medicare once you reach retirement.

]]> Comment on Tax and Attacks on the Sick by ian http://sharpener.johnband.org/2008/01/tax-and-attacks-on-the-sick/#comment-58960 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 16:21:55 +0000 http://www.thesharpener.net/2008/01/10/tax-and-attacks-on-the-sick/#comment-58960 I will probably trigger some sort of ‘Godwin’s Law’ equivalent, but the system genuinely is Kafkaesque, although Catch 22 also often springs to mind.

]]> Comment on Not quite what the papers say by John B http://sharpener.johnband.org/2008/01/not-quite-what-the-papers-say/#comment-58951 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 19:41:58 +0000 http://www.thesharpener.net/2008/01/18/not-quite-what-the-papers-say/#comment-58951 Your comment on the other blog got eaten by the spam filter; it’s up now.
http://www.johnband.org/blog/2008/01/18/sharp-ish/#comment-26916

]]> Comment on Not quite what the papers say by The Kusabi http://sharpener.johnband.org/2008/01/not-quite-what-the-papers-say/#comment-58950 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 19:26:44 +0000 http://www.thesharpener.net/2008/01/18/not-quite-what-the-papers-say/#comment-58950 Oh dear me, looks like I will have to point out what a despicable lying toerag you are here, John.

Because lately at your own blog you’ve said this –

‘You’re lying again. The only comments I’ve ever deleted have been spam (for the avoidance of doubt, I mean spam of the “enlarge anatomical parts and buy pirated software now” variety, not the “idiotic trollish lying oaf who says something vaguely relevant to the topic/blog” variety).

I’m vaguely tempted to start imposing a banning regime /exclusively/ for people who repeatedly use my comments section to tell lies about me; if I do impose such a regime, then I’ll make that explicitly clear on the blog and on the comments form.’

And conveniently enough you’ve blocked me from retorting, with this:-

‘You’re lying again, John, since I made several comments on this thread –
http://www.johnband.org/blog/2007/09/05/160-we-like/#comments
– non spamming comments, and anyone who checks that thread is going to find what? A ‘conversation’ that makes no sense, since you took out all the comments you were responding to.’

I suppose you must know how embarrassing it would be for you to be exposed for the petty, two-faced liar you are, too bad for you.

]]> Comment on Not quite what the papers say by Phil E http://sharpener.johnband.org/2008/01/not-quite-what-the-papers-say/#comment-58945 Sat, 19 Jan 2008 10:31:16 +0000 http://www.thesharpener.net/2008/01/18/not-quite-what-the-papers-say/#comment-58945 nearly all of the serious violent crime that happens in London happens to people who choose to move in criminal circles

The only thing I’d quibble over is ‘choose to’ – you don’t choose your relatives, and lots of people don’t choose their neighbours.

]]> Comment on Not quite what the papers say by Banditry » Blog Archive » Sharp-ish http://sharpener.johnband.org/2008/01/not-quite-what-the-papers-say/#comment-58943 Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:10:17 +0000 http://www.thesharpener.net/2008/01/18/not-quite-what-the-papers-say/#comment-58943 […] got a new piece up at the Sharpener on the myth that London is a crime-ridden wasteland that anyone in their right mind would do well […]

]]> Comment on Stopped clocks and mullet-haired petrolheads by Dunc http://sharpener.johnband.org/2008/01/stopped-clocks-and-mullet-headed-petrolheads/#comment-58942 Thu, 17 Jan 2008 17:19:58 +0000 http://www.thesharpener.net/2008/01/07/stopped-clocks-and-mullet-headed-petrolheads/#comment-58942 I agree that there’s no direct risk from this information leaking…

But, it is potentially extremely useful for identity thieves using social engineering attacks to get past your bank’s call-centre staff, which is a class of attack that well-known media personalities are generally somewhat less at risk from. Mr Kwame probably won’t get very far phoning up claiming to be Mr Clarkson having forgotten his password.

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