Tag Archives: policing

The undercover copper who spied on Keir Starmer and seduced the activist the young Leftie lawyer was representing.

Daily Mail . 18 Oct 2024 . By Jane Fryer John Barker was well-built, fit, muscular and attractive with thick, dark hair cut long at the back and shaved at the sides into a mullet, as was the fashion in the late … Continue reading

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Today in policing history: #spycop Bob Lambert sets fire to Debenhams Store, Harrow, 1987.

A few short years ago, Bob Lambert’s star was rising high. Having retired from the Metropolitan Police in 2008, he had built on his reputation as a Special Branch Detective Inspector, an expert on terrorism and how to combat it. … Continue reading

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POLICING : my website gallery

During news coverage, incidents and situations are frequently attended by police. I have attended news conferences, armed situations and public order incidents. The opening of police stations and civic engagements. Within this set, you can see some specialist police units … Continue reading

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College of Policing Guidance on Media Relations

 Engagement and communication Media relations 3.10  Media briefings Reporting from a scene Reporting or filming from the scene of an incident is part of the media’s role and they should not be prevented from doing so from a public place. … Continue reading

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Public Order Act 2023 : Exercise of police powers in relation to journalists etc

17 Exercise of police powers in relation to journalists etc (1)A constable may not exercise a police power for the sole purpose of preventing a person from observing or reporting on a protest.(2)A constable may not exercise a police power … Continue reading

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Stripping Away Our Right To Dissent : Netpol

May 2, 2023  This article first appeared in the Summer 2023 edition of Freedom Nothing quite illustrates how a spark can seem to catch and then fail to reignite more than these two grim facts. Firstly, there are young people in … Continue reading

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The policing bill’s attack on Gypsies, Roma and Travellers

The policing bill is the biggest threat to Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities in our lifetime. Jake Bowers speaks with Pablo Navarrete to explain why.

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This is how British policing can look nowadays

Armed Nottinghamshire Police Officers on patrol at the Christmas Market, Market Square in Nottingham.

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Football Supporters, Nottingham

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EXCLUSIVE: PRITI PATEL USED INCORRECT DATA ABOUT ILLEGAL RAVES TO JUSTIFY EMERGENCY POWERS FOR THE POLICE

FEATURES EXCLUSIVE: PRITI PATEL USED INCORRECT DATA ABOUT ILLEGAL RAVES TO JUSTIFY EMERGENCY POWERS FOR THE POLICE An investigation by Mixmag has found that The Met was using a flawed methodology to calculate the number of raves that it was … Continue reading

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Undercover policing: Blair Peach’s partner horrified to have been spied on

https://www.channel4.com/news/undercover-policing-blair-peachs-partner-horrified-to-have-been-spied-on By Simon Israel It’s more than 40 years since Blair Peach died after he was hit by police officers during an anti-racism protest in west London. His partner Celia Stubbs says she was horrified to discover she was spied on … Continue reading

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EXPLAINER: What does the new policing bill say about restricting protests?

NETPOL Since the confrontational crackdown by the Metropolitan Police on women holding a vigil for Sarah Everard at Clapham Common on 13 March, a growing movement has condemned police intolerance to the right to protest and warned this will only become worse … Continue reading

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RECLAIM THE 90s!: Parallels and differences between the CJA and the policing bill and routes to resistance

For more about the CJA, check out my ‘historical’ site at: https://alanlodge.co.uk/OnTheRoad/cja There’s been a ton of commentary since the new policing bill was thrust into public consciousness by the police attack on the Sarah Everard vigil in Clapham. A … Continue reading

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Hundreds gather to decry policing bill in Nottingham

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Are you an Aggravated Activist?

The vague, highly subjective label “domestic extremist” has a new name, but the same purpose – justifying surveillance on campaigners. THIS IS PART 1 OF OUR ANALYSIS OF TODAY’S HMICFRS REPORT ON POLICING PROTESTS Coming hard on the heels of new … Continue reading

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The political policing of Cressida Dick

After the events of the last few days, there are calls for the resignations of the Home Secretary, Priti Patel, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Cressida Dick, and the London Mayor, Sadiq Khan. I don’t think anyone would be too upset … Continue reading

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Policing, Crime, Sentencing + Courts Bill

Below these were the notes I produced back in June last year. I am alarmed and think that opposition on the scale of the anti-CJA actions and protest is required. I sense however, that there just doesn’t seem to be … Continue reading

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Policing, Crime, Sentencing + Courts Bill has been published

Well, have been writing and alerting all about this for nearly a year now …..Here it is ! Liberty@libertyhqPolicing, Crime, Sentencing + Courts Bill has been published and ….. as expected❌huge restrictions on protest❌new stop and search powers❌trespass laws that … Continue reading

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