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Ed West

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Writer, the Wrong Side of History substack
London edwest.co.uk Joined January 2009
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Ed West @edwest
Two-thirds of London's police stations have shut since 2010. While technology makes it far harder to commit serious crime, hence the decline in murder, the shortage of cell space limits the police's ability to deal with everyday offending x.com/cremieuxrecuei…
Crémieux Verified account @cremieuxrecueil Oct 30
In Tokyo, you're never far from a police office.

The city has decided that, instead of using just big precincts, they'll distribute their cops across tiny stations so police are always nearby.

It works great!
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Ed West @edwest
Something very touching about the chapel of New College, Oxford having a memorial, separate to the main roll of honour, for its German students who went home to fight - and die - for their country