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Spiking – a quiet epidemic
ALI MORRIS, whose granddaughter was recently drugged on a night out, explains why the culture of victim-blaming – in society and in the police – has to end now
According to a freedom of information request there has been a 108 per cent increase in the number of reports to police since 2015. According to the National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC), almost 200 drink-spiking incidents were reported to police forces across the UK over a two-month period.
In the wake of Ann Widdecombe’s murder, JOHN GREEN wonders whether the government will really get to grips with the root cause of these attacks on our MPs
The new PM’s opening addresses offered hope, council homes and reform — but little detail on how any of it will be delivered, warns CLAUDIA WEBBE
Despite the screeching from the right-wing media, Burnham’s speech chimed with the public mood - and socialists should take advantage, says Morning Star editor BEN CHACKO
Scotland's Labour leader cannot continue to evade responsibility for the party's decline, argues LAUREN HARPER
Nature as well as society works dialectically, asserts the Marx Memorial Library and Workers’ School
YOUNG women today learn how to be experts in safety prevention in ways which were never heard of, or never needed, 10 years ago.
It appears the further rights and ground in equality we gain, the further kickbacks and punishment we face.
The word “spiking” is a misnomer, reducing the reality to a perky, snazzy-sounding name with little consequence or thought for the victim.
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