What Joe Biden can teach the British

Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/sep/11/gender.ukcrime

The government could learn a thing or two about tackling violence against women from the US vice-presidential candidate. No, I don't mean the gun-toting, anti-abortionist Sarah Palin. I'm referring to Joe Biden, senator for Delaware and Barack Obama's running mate for the Democrats. For Biden is the man who wrote the groundbreaking Violence Against Women Act (Vawa, pdf) in 1994 that was renewed – and strengthened – in 2000 and 2005.

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