After reviewing what the narrative has been on this topic over the
last 18 months, I analyse the data derived from police reports of
domestic abuse across England and Wales. The latter, obtained by FOI and
disaggregated by sex, tells a very different story. The impatient can
skip straight to the Conclusions. -MRA-UK
The image left accompanied an Article in The Sun, 3/2/21, ABUSE UP Covid lockdown fuels 10 per cent annual rise in domestic violence. You’ll have seen the like before.
The Narrative
Not only is the Angel of Death stalking the land with unprecedented slaughter, but a by-product of Covid lockdowns has been a surge in domestic abuse – so we are told.
Before the first English lockdown started, Women’s Aid were already predicting dire consequences for victims of domestic abuse.