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1	After the slaughter at Sandy Hook school, America's firearms debate intensifies "Since the outrage that shocked the world, another 500 Americans have died because of absurd gun Laws. They include a boy, just 3, a church volunteer and a victim of road rage. And the solution? More guns, says the NRA. Unbelievable..."	171
2	Benefits Fraud: would the taxpayer save money by giving every citizen their due, not a penny more, not a penny less? Actually, it would cost £12.7 billion EXTRA! "Moral outrage is about something that doesn’t affect you personally. If someone pulls the leg off your teddy bear, it’s not moral outrage you are feeling – just rage. (No, really, I forgave you years ago. You know who you are!) Moral outrage is all about the principal. And is magnified more by how close the offender is to you than by the magnitude of the offence......"	138
3	Will a disillusioned public ever regain its faith in our institutions? "On the one hand they hold firmly to the view that all politicians lie, journalists are fundamentally amoral, policemen are generally stupid and very often corrupt and that the law is something for the rich and the privileged and not for the poor and the needy....On the other hand, there is a continuing sense of national pride in institutions such as the monarchy and the armed services and a feeling that you can go too far in denigrating them....	249
4	French morality commission to examine presidential immunity François Hollande has set up a cross-party government committee to look into injecting greater morality into French politics....The commission will examine the traditional presidential immunity from criminal prosecution and draw up guidelines covering the behaviour of ministers, MPs and others in public life.	232
5	Theresa May reveals 'community trigger' to replace ASBOs and target anti-social behaviour A new ‘community trigger’ is to be introduced to replace the discredited ASBO scheme, and make it quicker and easier for police to investigate complaints of anti-social behaviour.....	283
6	Moral decay? Family life's the best it's been for 1,000 years 'Conservatives' concerns about marriage seem to be based on a past that is fabricated from their own anxieties and obsessions....' says George Monbiot	197
7	'Joint Enterprise': the ancient law now jailing gangs could profitably be applied to thieving legislators “Joint Enterprise” is the name of a 300-year-old English common law that the police have successfully re-employed to fight gang violence.........	198
8	Stephen King, taxes and charities Acerbic and insightful comments by both the commentator, economist Michael Roberts, and by Stephen King the writer, on the rich, charity and tax.	311
9	Imperialism didn't end. These days it's known as international law George Monbiot: a one-sided justice sees weaker states punished as rich nations and giant corporations project their power across the world	162
10	James Q. Wilson dies at 80; pioneer in 'broken windows' approach to improve policing "A social scientist, James Q. Wilson helped launch a revolution in law enforcement with the idea that tackling signs of community decay was crucial to making neighborhoods safer." [LA Times]	138
11	Jean-Luc Mélenchon's policies are no far-left fantasy	195
12	Social Investigations	255
13	Climbing the Wall Produces 'work that explores social/community issues. We draw upon our skills in documentary film, oral history & community engagement.'	161
14	Shame works on bankers, MPs and tabloids, however immune they seem ...modern Britain, [not] "broken" so much as "shameless". Nothing offends conservatives... quite like the flouting of moral codes. But is it the feckless poor or the reckless rich who really lack the scruples necessary to civilised life?	265
15	Eugenics: the skeleton that rattles loudest in the left's closet	241
16	Lower classes quicker to show compassion in the face of suffering Research from UC Berkeley	295
17	Fighting crime with education	215
18	Britain facing boom in dishonesty	404
19	The Decline of the Public Good	192
20	British Social Attitudes Survey shows religion in rapid decline in Britain	208

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