Novara FM: A Plague of Blue Locusts: On Police Power
Mark Neocleous joins James Butler to unravel the knot of police power, sovereignty and social order.
Tag: Policing
Live: Police Violence at Third Bristol Protest
On Friday Bristol saw its third protest against the policing bill in 6 days. We speak to Adam Cantwell-Corn, co-founder of The Bristol Cable, who reported from the scene.
Opinion: You’ve Been Fined by the Police. What Can You Do About It?
by David Renton
Don’t panic, lawyer up.
Live: Policing Bill Sparks Riots in Bristol
The Tories' draconian policing bill sparks riots in Bristol. Michael Walker and Ash Sarkar discuss the fallout from the protests, and the utility of riots.
Live: Banning Your Right to Protest
#TyskySour returns this evening with Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.
Report: If We Can’t Change the Law, We’ll Break It
by Rivkah Brown
On Saturday, police banned a vigil for Sarah Everard - hundreds turned out anyway. The new policing bill may threaten our right to protest, but we already know how to resist. Rivkah Brown reports on a resurgence in civil disobedience.
Opinion: Whether or Not a Cop Killed Sarah Everard, the Police Are Complicit in What Happened to Her
by Rivkah Brown
A woman’s disappearance this week has been widely interpreted as an act of gendered violence. But to fully understand what happened to her, we must examine the role played by the state, writes Rivkah Brown.
Analysis: ‘Spycops’ Are a Quintessentially British Institution – As the Empire Well Knows
by Eleanor Penny
Liberal commentators have been dismayed at the breezy waving of the 'spycops' bill through parliament, in what they claim is a rupture with the British democratic tradition. Yet as Eleanor Penny points out, the blades of state power now trained on domestic dissent were first sharpened in the empire.
Opinion: The Police Will Always Be Susceptible to Far Right Agitation – They Share a History of Violence
by 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.
Opinion: Policing Has No Place in Mental Health Support
by Ed Kiely
The police play a disproportionate role in the UK's mental health system, replicating the same violent, racist logics that underpin its work. Far from expanding its role, not only the institution, but the very act of policing must be abolished, argues Ed Kiely.
Long Read: Why Do the Police Exist?
by Connor Woodman
Long read: When and why were police forces first invented? Connor Woodman takes a look - and argues that far from protecting communities from ‘crime’, the police’s role has always been to control and discipline the working class.
Opinion: Defund, Disband and Start Again: What Exactly Is Minneapolis Planning to Do With Its Police Force?
by 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.
Opinion: Filth: Disease, Drugs or Looting – Brutal Policing is Always Framed As Protecting ‘the Public’ From Infection
by Eleanor Penny
Black Lives Matter protests are being framed as a public health threat. In the long and racist history of policing, justifying state brutality with a claim to be protecting ‘the public’ from contagion - by disease, drugs, or an epidemic of looting - is nothing new, writes Eleanor Penny.
The Bastani Factor: The End of Policing With Alex Vitale
Aaron Bastani interviews author of 'The End of Policing', Alex Vitale, to ask just how bad law enforcement is in the United States, and what can be done about it.
The Bastani Factor: The End of Policing With Alex Vitale
The killing of George Floyd has catalysed a wave of protest across the United States, with police violence central to the message of the powerful #BlackLivesMatter movement. Aaron Bastani interviews author of ‘The End of Policing’, Alex Vitale, to ask just how bad law enforcement is in the United States, and what can be done […]
Report: BAME People Are More Likely to Have Been Fined for Breaking Lockdown Across the Country, FOI Data Shows
by Nic Murray
Exclusive: New figures obtained by FOI request suggest police forces outside of London were 4.4 times more likely to issue £60 fines to BAME people than to white people during the first week of lockdown. Nic Murray reports.
ACFM: #ACFM Trip 4: Love and Hate
In this latest episode of #ACFM, Nadia, Jeremy and Keir discuss the politics of love and hate.
The Lockdown: Deaths in State Custody 2: INQUEST
Oonagh Ryder and Sam Swann speak to Deborah Coles, Director of the charity INQUEST.