It’s not surprising that one of the worst sex offenders in Britain is a Met police officer
A Metropolitan Police officer has pleaded guilty to at least 29 sexual offences, including 14 rape charges. David Carrick was ...
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Fascists led by a posh bloke tried to carry out a coup in Germany – and failed
A group of German fascists have plotted and then fluffed a coup to take over their country. The elaborate conspiracy ...
Now Australia’s locking up climate crisis protesters too
It seems it's not just the UK state which is drifting further to the authoritarian right - authorities in Australia ...
This Bristol copwatcher is determined to hold the police to account
Bristol Copwatch founder John Pegram alleges that police forces have breached his data - held on the police national computer ...
Oladeji Omishore’s family wants to take the police watchdog to court. But they need our help.
Oladeji Omishore fell to his death after Met police Tasered him on Chelsea Bridge on 4 June. His bereaved family ...
Damning report shows our police force is beyond reform. It’s time to look at alternatives.
A culture of misogyny and predatory behaviour is "prevalent" in many police forces across England and Wales, and fuelled by ...
Bristol Copwatch is raising funds for the family of copwatcher Ahmed Fofanah
On 4 August, Black Lives Matter campaigner and Bristol copwatcher Ahmed Fofanah died unexpectedly. Bristol Copwatch, a police monitoring group, ...
Prison was a “death sentence” for those featured in INQUEST’s damning report
INQUEST has published a report revealing new data and sharing the harrowing stories of 22 Black and racially minoritised people ...
Man dies after being restrained by Hertfordshire police during mental health crisis
A man has died after Hertfordshire Police restrained him during a mental health crisis. Police arrived after receiving reports of ...
New disclosures in Chris Kaba killing suggest the Met is still out of control
Disclosures in the Chris Kaba case cast new light on the latest police killing of a young Black man. Kaba ...
Following events in Leicester, South Asian solidarity is more important than ever
On Saturday 18 September, busloads of Hindutva nationalists descended on Leicester to carry out violent attacks against members of the local ...
This is what a ‘mourning period’ looks like for families bereaved by state violence
On Monday 5 September, a Metropolitan Police officer shot and killed Chris Kaba in Streatham, south London. Following pressure from his ...
Anti-monarchist arrests only bolster the argument for a republic
Enforcing a particular view to support the power of the state is a bad look. And that kind of action ...
There shouldn’t be guidance on strip search in schools because there shouldn’t be strip search in schools
On 14 July, the Department for Education (DfE) published new guidance on strip searching children in schools. This follows the ...
Here’s what local copwatching groups have been up to this month
Police monitoring groups have been busy keeping their local communities safe. On 10 July, Hackney Copwatch and Tottenham Copwatch showed ...
FOI response further proves why we can’t trust police liaison officers
This article was updated on 19 July 2022 at 1pm to include comment from Netpol. The Network for Police Monitoring ...
The Met is in special measures. But more failings are coming to light
On 28 June, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) placed London's Metropolitan Police in 'special measures' following a series of ...
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