British Chambers of Commerce survey shows firms ‘are dealing with rising levels of theft, fraud and cyber-attacks’
  • Cherry@piefed.socialEnglish
    17·
    3 days ago

    What did they expect? When you don’t pay people or you treat them unfair, take steps to remove their protections, this is how they will react.

    I think a second part of this is what is deemed crime? Steal from a shelf and you are a criminal. Steal from the workforce and you are a business leader.

    Protesting this now likely makes you a criminal too…because that line has slipped. It wasn’t a crime to attack the greedy before.

  • eleijeep@piefed.socialEnglish
    5·
    3 days ago

    No, it’s the austerity economy that’s a serious barrier to UK growth. If crime is rising too then it’s just another symptom of recession, not a cause.

    But what the hell, let’s pour more public funds into policing.

    THE BEATINGS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MORALE IMPROVES

  • Destide@feddit.ukEnglish
    5·
    3 days ago

    How’s all that relying on CCTV and volentry officers with no abilities going?

  • doleoEnglish
    5·
    3 days ago

    lol - “Consequences increasingly a ‘serious barrier’ to decision making, say ivory tower occupiers”

  • Buffalox@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    3 days ago

    Why are actual numbers in the absolute last part of the article? And when you reach it, it doesn’t make any sense!!??

    Retail businesses have also complained of rising thefts. Police-recorded shoplifting rose 20% year on year to reach 516,971 offences in the year to December 2024. By March 2025, the annual total exceeded 530,000.

    Like WTF, is that supposed to be readable and make sense?

    I think although it reads like old numbers that increased in 2024, what they mean is that YOY from 2024 to 2025 it rose 20% to 516.971, The following by march reacing 530000 anually, is way harder to make sense of. is that YOY from march to march, or extrapolated to an entire year?

    Goddammit why are simple numbers so hard to communicate concisely for some journalists?

    But looking past all that, the question is why these numbers are suddenly increasing so much? We know the British economy is about 8% lower than it should have been without Brexit. But the majority asked for it, now they have to live with it.
    You can’t hit yourself in the head with a hammer, and then be surprised why your head hurts afterwards, and then blame it on the hammer.