Article: Let’s get crime mapping

From The Times, June 26, 2008
Crime mapping: we can’t afford to ignore it
By Heather Brooke
It works in America – and could help to improve crime clear-up rates dramatically

Most police forces in American cities provide the public with a list of all crimes, broken down by street or city block. You might read of a robbery [...]

Still not getting it

MPs are still not getting it. Instead of embracing the principal of open government and beginning the slow process of re-building their reputation with the public, they want to give themselves more money by stealth.
MPs set to claim £40,000 perk
Members of parliament could receive a standard allowance of £40,000 a year on top of [...]