Opinion: Former Braverman Advisor Says It’s a ‘Smear’ to Call Tommy Robinson Far-Right
Simon Childs
A former advisor to Suella Braverman, who wanted Palestine marches banned, gave a tacit endorsement to the far-right leader.
Tag: Police
Analysis: Are UK Police Harassing Kurds on Turkey’s Behalf?
John Lubbock
In November, police officers attempted to raid a Kurdish community centre in north London. Many believe it’s part of a wider crackdown at the insistence of the Turkish state, writes John Lubbock.
Report: Court Acquits Two Palestine Activists of Targeting Israeli Weapons Company, Leaving Six in Limbo
Rivkah Brown
Two of the six defendants standing trial for targeting Israeli weapons company Elbit Systems were acquitted, while Palestine Action co-founder Richard Barnard was found guilty of criminal damage. Jury indecision means the remaining defendants may be retried in the new year. Rivkah Brown reports.
Report: Government Advisor Suggests Palestine Protests Could Be Treated Like Sectarian Parades in Northern Ireland
Simon Childs
John Woodcock told a select committee about a proposal to create a new body to clamp down on protests.
Analysis: The Rightwing Media Is Very Upset About the Remembrance Day Disorder It Helped Cause
Simon Childs
The press spent all week saying pro-Palestine protests are a mark of disrespect to the war dead, but they didn’t want anyone to actually do anything about it.
Report: The Far-Right Observed Remembrance Day by Fighting the Police
Simon Childs
Far-right activists threw missiles and started fights in order to 'defend' the cenotaph from a protest march happening a mile away.
Feature: These Pro-Palestine Activists Are on Trial for ‘Blackmail’
Rivkah Brown
On Monday, three members of Palestine Action will be the first political activists to be tried for blackmail in over a decade. Rivkah Brown reports.
Report: Manchester Police Drop Discriminatory Carnival Bans
Moya Lothian-McLean
Greater Manchester Police abandoned plans to ban people from a local Caribbean carnival after Novara Media revealed that Black people were eight times more likely to be targeted.
Review: The New ‘Accidental Death of an Anarchist’ Doesn’t Just Preach to the Converted
Juliet Jacques
By transposing the Italian play to London in the 2020s, Daniel Raggett’s new production is a memorable piece of consciousness-raising, argues Juliet Jacques.
Analysis: Stop Sexing Up the Spy Cops Scandal, Say Victims
Rivkah Brown
The media’s prurient obsession with women's trauma has ensured the inquiry is a depoliticised dead-end, writes Rivkah Brown.
Feature: The Taliban’s War on Opium Could Have Disastrous Effects
Niko Vorobyov
Last April, Afghanistan’s new government announced a ban on poppy cultivation. With the country supplying 86% of the world’s opium, it's likely to push addicts towards stronger and more dangerous highs. Niko Vorobyov reports.
Opinion: We Could Get Life in Prison for Blocking a Deportation Flight
Griff Ferris
Threatening peaceful protesters with life in prison is authoritarianism, plain and simple. We aren't going to stand for it – and nor should you, writes immigration activist Griff Ferris.
Analysis: It’s Official: The British Public Hates the Police
Ell Folan
The police's net approval rating is just +5, down from +60 four years ago, writes Stats for Lefties founder Ell Folan.
Report: Family of Trainee Cop Who Died by Suicide Describe Police As ‘Institutionally Racist’
Sophie K Rosa
Report: Transport Police Are Campaigning Against Sexual Harassment, Despite Numerous Cases of Sexual Harassment by Officers
Andrew Kersley
Police are calling on the public to be more ‘active’ against sexual harassment. Perhaps they should take a look at their own track record.
Novara FM: The Long, Long Arm of the Law
Can the police ever be held to account? Professor Mark Neocleous speaks to James Butler.
Report: Bailiffs Are Dressing Up Like Police Officers to Scare Tenants Out of Their Homes
Andrew Kersley
Exclusive: S&K property enforcement is showing up to homes wearing outfits that look like police uniforms.
Analysis: The Police Are Psychics Now, Apparently
Rivkah Brown
Rivkah Brown explains the latest amendments to the public order bill.