Police State of Mind
Rivkah Brown presents a special episode examining how the blue tentacles of police power creep into our lives.
Tag: Policing
How Britain’s Police Spied on the Left
The Undercover Policing Inquiry is examining the infiltration of more than 1,000 political groups by British police since 1968. How much has been disclosed? And will more revelations come to light? Aaron Bastani talks to Tom Fowler of the Spycops Info podcast.
A Brief History of the Taser, the ‘Less-Lethal’ Police Weapon That Keeps Killing People
Sandeep Sandhu
The police’s most controversial weapon is even worse than you thought.
#ACFM Microdose: Kill the Bill
Does the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill pose a serious threat to movements on the left? The gang convene to discuss the politics of protest.
Is Line of Duty Copaganda?
What impact does the ubiquity of police dramas on our screens have on the real criminal justice system? And has Line of Duty been feeding us pure ideology all this time? Ben Smoke and Caspar Salmon join Ash Sarkar to interrogate the world of fictional police.
What Happened to the Bristol Police?
Rivkah Brown
Many thought Avon and Somerset police were alright, for cops. Now they’re reassessing.
Do the Police Actually Solve Crime?
Aaron Bastani
Nine out of 10 crime reports go nowhere.
A Plague of Blue Locusts: On Police Power
Mark Neocleous joins James Butler to unravel the knot of police power, sovereignty and social order.
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.
You’ve Been Fined by the Police. What Can You Do About It?
David Renton
Police issued 32,000 fixed penalty notices in the first nine months of lockdown. Here’s a lawyer’s advice on what to do if you get one.
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.
Banning Your Right to Protest
#TyskySour returns this evening with Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.
If We Can’t Change the Law, We’ll Break It
Rivkah Brown
Resisting the Tory protest crackdown may require ever greater acts of civil disobedience.
Whether or Not a Cop Killed Sarah Everard, the Police Are Complicit in What Happened to Her
Rivkah Brown
This wasn’t just an act of gendered violence. It was one of state violence, too.
