Tuesday, January 23, 2007

Zero Tolerance

I am heart-sick of hearing politicians bandying the term "zero tolerance" about; Tony Blair on the radio again today in a sad attempt to look tough with something called 'hoodies'.

Zero Tolerance is the Edinburgh-based campaign for awareness of domestic violence, sexual violence, and the surrounding legal issues.

I remember the start of their bus campaign in the Scottish capital in 1995; shocking, brave, and impressive. Not everyone was supportive at the time, and many thought it painted an insulting picture of Scottish men.

But even though it's clarity has been diluted by over-use, I am very pleased to remind you that it was Scottish women who originated the term.

Andrew Mishmash

2 comments:

  1. Anonymous8:12 pm

    Drew,
    Nice to see you yesterday.
    I thought you might be interested to know that your "Notice to Customers" was removed today...
    I didn't see it go, but it was there this morning and gone this evening.

    J

    ReplyDelete
  2. Andrew MishMash10:32 pm

    Hi J

    Hard to know what there was that anyone could object to...

    Thanks for dropping in.

    Be Happy

    Andrew Mishmash

    ReplyDelete