Peace Be Upon You

[KARL]

An Australian group/think tank has produced its 11th annual report which makes interesting reading:
http://visionofhumanity.org/app/uploads/2017/06/GPI-2017-Report-1.pdf
The UK comes in at No.41 and the USA No.114 in the list of most peaceful countries (assessed before the Manchester incident) in the world - Iceland, New Zealand and Portugal are the top three, Iceland holding top position for the eighth consecutive year.
It is the explanation of the basis for the rankings and the wealth of information that comes out in this that to me is interesting. One thing that struck me was the figure for the total cost of violence (of all types, including the military element) - to me it is very high. On the whole though there has been a small worldwide improvement, in spite of everything.

[Tilly2]

and upon you too.

[scooping]

Doubtless another group/think tank will contradict them tomorrow. They come up with these things to justify their funding and gain publicity. It depends solely on what they measure.

[woofgang]

Doesn’t Iceland have a high suicide rate?

[vetuste_ennemi]

All this talk about Corbyn is responsible for my last post.
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[vetuste_ennemi]

Saw TV film guide earlier. Advertised Halloween whatever. Seems Michael Myers couldn't find Jamie Lee Curtis, strayed off set and is stalking posters on AB.

[Mamyalynne]

Interesting link, thanks Karl.

[vetuste_ennemi]

Pax tecum, Corve.

[Jackdaw33]

You couldn't make it up!

[Mamyalynne]

It is an interesting pdf isn't it?

[Mamyalynne]

I think Scooping is probably right, there is likely another document showing different results altogether.

[vetuste_ennemi]

Talking about pdfs, I did quote a summary from Amnesty International about women's rights (their 2014/15 report?) some while ago. Mother Theresa didn't find it "interesting".

[Mamyalynne]

How recently? She'd be a bit pushed nowadays , dreadful woman.