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Andy Burnham has come for the headphone-dodgers. But is there any evidence fines work?

UK leaders past and present love to nudge us towards good or bad behaviour. Social scientists, though, say £100 on-the-spot fines may not prove an effective deterrent It’s a very modern phenomenon, th…

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The Guardian United Kingdom · 24 October 2026

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