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British shops: fighting a crimewave?

The Co-op warned that parts of our cities are now at risk of becoming no-go areas for shops

When liberals in California decided to effectively decriminalise thefts under $950, by downgrading such crimes to mere misdemeanours, the effects were “tediously predictable”, said Zoe Strimpel in The Daily Telegraph. Shoplifting soared – and San Francisco became so lawless, “some of America’s biggest chains” left the city’s downtown. 

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