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Britainās Broken Police System! (Part 1) Black Spy Podcast, 203, Season 21, Episode 0004 Over the next two weeks the black spy Podcast will look into Britainās broken policing system with former Metropolitan Police officer - Karl. The British policing system is increasingly seen as broken ā caught between ideological pressures, a hostile media, disengaged politicians, and internal dysfunction. Once a globally respected model of "policing by consent," UK policing is now the perennial "whipping boy" of the British media, frequently lambasted from all sides. This criticism is partly due to...
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Crime - What is it? (Part 2) Black Spy Podcast, 202, Season 21, Episode 0003 Over two weeks the black spy Podcast has been looking into what CRIME is by navigating the undermentioned points: In the UK, the creation of criminal law is the responsibility of Parliament. A crime is not considered such unless it is defined in statute (an Act of Parliament) or recognised under common law (judicial precedent). For example, theft is defined under the Theft Act 1968, while murder is a common law offence. Parliament introduces new criminal offences or modifies existing ones in response to...
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Crime - What is it? (Part 1) Black Spy Podcast, 201, Season 21, Episode 0002 Over the next two weeks the black spy Podcast will look into what CRIME is navigating the undermentioned points. In the UK, the creation of criminal law is the responsibility of Parliament. A crime is not considered such unless it is defined in statute (an Act of Parliament) or recognised under common law (judicial precedent). For example, theft is defined under the Theft Act 1968, while murder is a common law offence. Parliament introduces new criminal offences or modifies existing ones in response to societal...
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The consequences for nuclear proliferation of the Israeli - Iran War The Black Spy Podcast, 200, Season 21, Episode 0001 This weekās Black Spy Podcast looks at the consequences of the Israeli attack on Iran and the subsequent 12 day war for the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. As part of Carltonās āCritical Thinkingā orientated episodes, where he asks listeners to think beyond the mass media fed narrates that stateās wish their citizens to imbibe, Carlton outlines massive anomalies, double standards and hypocrisy. Learn about IAEA position, which states already possess...
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. Since age 16: 26.1% experienced abuse (30.3% women, 21.7% men) . Year-ending MarchāÆ2024 figures (ONS): 4.8% (2.3āÆm) experienced abuse: 6.6% women (1.6āÆm), 3.0% men (712,000) . Police recorded ~1.4āÆm domestic abuse incidents/crimes; 851,000 were actual crimes . š Deaths Attributed to Domestic Violence (AprāÆ2023āMarāÆ2024) Domestic Homicide Project (2024): 262 deaths related to domestic abuse: 164 homicides, 98 suicides triggered by abuse . Over a four-year span (2020ā2024): 1,012 deaths, including 501 homicides . Separate ONS data: Between...
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šļø Tune in to Part One of this week's Black Spy Podcast Critical Thinking Combatting Domestic Violence Black Spy Podcast 198, Season 20, Episode 0009 šļø Tune in to Part One of The Black Spy Podcast Host Carlton King (āThe Black Spyā) sits down with DrāÆRachel Taylor, a leading neuroscientist, and journalist Firgas Esack, to dive deep into these figures. This episode explores not only the statistics but the human, systemic, and gendered dimensions of domestic violenceāshining light on underāreported experiences, prevention strategies, and why these numbers matter....
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The consequences of Israeliās attack on Iran Black Spy Podcast, 197, Season 20, Episode 0008 In this weekās Black Spy Podcasts, Carlton King looks at the potential consequences of the Israeli attack on Iran. Immediate Outcomes: Carlton argues that Israelās sneak attack on Iran, targeting strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, top military leadership and nuclear scientists and their families during talks with the US to come to a diplomatic arrangement meant Iran must retaliate. Regional Escalation: A full-scale war could engulf Lebanon, Syria, and Gaza, with Israel fighting on multiple...
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Critical Thinking - Can President Putin withstand the clamour for all out war with the West? Black Spy Podcast, 196, Season 20, Episode 0007 In this weekās Black Spy Podcast, Carlton King argues that the attack on The Russian Federationās nuclear airborne wing, plus attacks on a civilian train and the Crimean Bridge are playing with nuclear fire. Carlton argues that it puts at risk nuclear verification treaties, makes the Russian state ask the question whether the West is probing for a first strike nuclear attack and worst of all, it put an inordinate amount of pressure on...
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Critical Thinking - Can President Putin withstand the clamour for all out war with the West? Black Spy Podcast, 196, Season 20, Episode 0007 In this weekās Black Spy Podcast, Carlton King argues that the attack on The Russian Federationās nuclear airborne wing, plus attacks on a civilian train and the Crimean Bridge are playing with nuclear fire. Carlton argues that it puts at risk nuclear verification treaties, makes the Russian state ask the question whether the West is probing for a first strike nuclear attack and worst of all, it put an inordinate amount of pressure on...
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Critical Thinking - Can President Putin withstand the clamour for all out war with the West? Black Spy Podcast, 196, Season 20, Episode 0007 In this weekās Black Spy Podcast, Carlton King argues that the attack on The Russian Federationās nuclear airborne wing, plus attacks on a civilian train and the Crimean Bridge are playing with nuclear fire. Carlton argues that it puts at risk nuclear verification treaties, makes the Russian state ask the question whether the West is probing for a first strike nuclear attack and worst of all, it put an inordinate amount of pressure on...
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Combatting Domestic Violence
Black Spy Podcast 198, Season 20, Episode 0009
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Host Carlton King (āThe Black Spyā) sits down with DrāÆRachel Taylor, a leading neuroscientist, and journalist Firgas Esack, to dive deep into these figures. This episode explores not only the statistics but the human, systemic, and gendered dimensions of domestic violenceāshining light on underāreported experiences, prevention strategies, and why these numbers matter.
This is Part One of an extremely informative series on Combatting Domestic Violenceāessential listening for anyone looking to understand and address this crisis in modern Britain.
Host Carlton King (āThe Blackce Spyā) sits down with DrāÆRachel Taylor, a leading neuroscientist, and journalist Firgas Esack, to dive deep into these figures. This episode explores not only the statistics but the human, systemic, and gendered dimensions of domestic violenceāshining light on underāreported experiences, prevention strategies, and why these numbers matter.
This is Part One of an extremely informative series on Combatting Domestic Violenceāessential listening for anyone looking to understand and address this crisis in modern Britain.
š Prevalence & Victim Demographics (2023ā2025)
National Crime Survey (Crime Survey for England & Wales, AprilāÆ2025 release):
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8.0% of people aged 16+ (3.9āÆmillion) experienced domestic abuse in the last year: 9.5% women (2.3āÆm), 6.5% men (1.5āÆm) (ons.gov.uk).
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Since age 16: 26.1% experienced abuse (30.3% women, 21.7% men) .
Year-ending MarchāÆ2024 figures (ONS):
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4.8% (2.3āÆm) experienced abuse: 6.6% women (1.6āÆm), 3.0% men (712,000) (ons.gov.uk).
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Police recorded ~1.4āÆm domestic abuse incidents/crimes; 851,000 were actual crimes (ons.gov.uk).
š Deaths Attributed to Domestic Violence (AprāÆ2023āMarāÆ2024)
Domestic Homicide Project (2024):
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262 deaths related to domestic abuse: 164 homicides, 98 suicides triggered by abuse (olliers.com).
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Over a four-year span (2020ā2024): 1,012 deaths, including 501 homicides (olliers.com).
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Separate ONS data: Between 2020ā2022, 67.3% of domestic homicide victims were female vs. 12.1% non-domestic (ons.gov.uk).
š„ Gender & Reporting: UnderāReporting & Survivors
Victim gender breakdown:
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Women face higher prevalence and severity: ~84% of reported victims and ~93% of defendants are male (refuge.org.uk).
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Sexual offenses: 93% female victims, 7% male (ons.gov.uk).
Underāreporting:
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Only ~14% of serious incidents reported to police in EU contexts; UK similar (en.wikipedia.org).
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Male reporting: ~21% of male victims did not tell anyone in 2022/23 (down from 49% in 2017/18); 18.2% of female victims had similarly not disclosed (mankind.org.uk).
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UK analysis: ~712,000 male victims in 2024 vs. ~196,000 police-reported cases ā over half a million male victims unreported (higgsllp.co.uk).
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Barriers: stigma, disbelief (especially for men), fear of reprisals, minimization (en.wikipedia.org).
š Summary & Contextual Insights
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Women experience domestic abuse at significantly higher rates, suffer more severe forms, and constitute the majority of homicides.
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Male victims are fewer in number but face substantial under-reportingāover 50% go unrecordedāwith stigma and disbelief compounding the issue.
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Domestic violence incidents and fatalities remain alarmingly high: ~262 abuse-related deaths annually, with nearly 100 suicides linked to abuse each year.
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All statistical data draw from official Office for National Statistics measures (released AprilāMay 2025), Domestic Homicide Project reports, and reputable charity research.