3 Stories, 1 London Housing Market
Aaron Bastani
The global 1%, a Camberwell garage worth £550,000, a squad of riot police to evict a man with mental health issues. Three stories, one London housing market.
Tag: Police
5 Thoughts on Abolishing The Met
James Butler
Owen Jones' debut column for the Guardian argued for the abolition of the Metropolitan Police. Here James Butler gives five reasons it doesn't go far enough.
4 Thoughts on ‘Brixton Unite’ and the Policing of Gentrification
Tom Abree
Yesterday saw 'Brixton Unite' - a multi-agency police operation - take place in Brixton. While the claim by local government and the Metropolitan Police is that the operation was a response to 'gang crime', for many it is emblematic of the politics and management of gentrification: economic and social cleansing, racist policing, and the dispossession of urban space.
Novara FM: “No Justice, No Peace”: How Did The Duggan Inquest Get It So wrong?
On this week's show Aaron Bastani is joined by Nina Power as they discuss the conclusions of the recent inquest into the killing of Mark Duggan. How did the jury get it so wrong?
Novara FM: Protest, Free Assembly and the Political Management of Austerity
On this week's show Aaron Bastani and James Butler discuss moves in the UK since 2011 to inhibit freedom of association and assembly.
Novara FM: Liars, Fantasists, Murderers
On this week's show James and Aaron discuss the police, Mark Duggan, 'spycops' and Plebgate - are the police immune from any consequences when they lie, cheat and murder?
Open Letter From ‘Refuse to Collaborate’
Refuse to Collaborate
An open letter from 'refuse to collaborate' regarding the policing of protest in the UK and the imperative for organisations and networks to no longer liaise with police in the 'coordination' of demonstrations.
Novara FM: The English Riots: One Year On
On this week's show Aaron Bastani and James Butler are joined by Nina Power as they ask whether, one year after the English Riots, anything has changed and whether they could happen again.