DOMESTIC BLISS?

It is the subject of romantic novels and love songs - boy meets girl, wedding bells and domestic bliss, but the reality often proves to be otherwise inside the stressful society that is modern capitalism. "The conviction rate in domestic violence cases has risen dramatically in four years, the Crown Prosecution Service said. A snapshot view found that in 2003 46 per cent of cases ended in conviction. By 2006 this had risen to 66 per cent. In 2003 the CPS dropped 17 per cent of cases. By 2006 this had fallen to 11 per cent. More than 57,000 cases were charged for prosecution in 2006/7." (Times, 19 July) RD