Opinion: The Police Are the Domestic Abusers of the Nation
Shanice McBean
When the Met are searching a quarter of Black boys, it’s time to admit that they are abusing us en masse, writes Shanice McBean.
Tag: police abolition
Long Read: What Happened to Kill the Bill?
Rivkah Brown
The PCSC bill is on the brink of entering law, and yet the movement to kill it has all but evaporated. Activists haven’t given up, though - they’re simply changing gear to a longer-term project of abolition. Rivkah Brown reports.
Opinion: The Police Will Always Be Susceptible to Far Right Agitation – They Share a History of Violence
Becka Hudson
Rooted in racism and violence, the police will always be empowered by fascist agitation, writes Becka Hudson. The left needs to recognise that if policing can only shift rightwards, it must be abolished.
Analysis: Would ‘Defund the Police’ Work in the UK?
Tom Kemp & Koshka Duff
'Defund the police' has become a central demand of Black Lives Matter protesters in the United States. UK activists should seize the moment to formulate their own demands, drawing on the long-standing abolitionist campaigns and traditions of resistance that already exist in Britain, write Koshka Duff and Tom Kemp.
Opinion: Police Abolitionists Aren’t ‘Too Radical’ – They’ve Been Making Gains for Decades
Sarah Jaffe
Pundits have been taking it upon themselves to tell the Black Lives Matter movement that the demand to abolish the police is the wrong one. Sarah Jaffe argues abolitionism has been making gains for decades - and now it’s breaking through.
Opinion: Defund, Disband and Start Again: What Exactly Is Minneapolis Planning to Do With Its Police Force?
Alex S Vitale
Minneapolis city council has pledged to disband its police force. Alex Vitale, author of The End of Policing, explains what this means in practice, and how the city could go further.
The Lockdown: The Lockdown: the End of Policing
Sam Swann and guest host Connor Woodman discuss the book, The End Of Policing with its author Alex S. Vitale. They discuss the ways that the police exacerbate social problems and what the alternatives might be.