
According to a new survey by Barclays Insurance, British neighbours are unrecognised heroes, with 97% of us quietly keeping an eye on nextdoor's house, 74% ready to call the police at the first sight of anything suspicious, and 31% of men (17% of women) prepared to physically intervene to protect a neighbour's property. Blimey. If the other 69% are considering forming a knitting circle... count me in. Anyway, go here to sense the discomfort of an insurance company on the one hand making it clear it wouldn't ever encourage citizens putting themselves at risk to avoid an insurance claim, but on the other hand...