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24 Jan 2013

UK rights to assembly and protest 'at risk', says UN expert

The UK meeds to to revise legal and policing measures that risk citizens’ right of peaceful assembly and association, a United Nations expert says.
16 Nov 2012

Police and crime commissioner elections dubbed 'a shambles'

Elections for police and crime commissioners in England and Wales have been denounced as 'shambolic'. The Home Secretary is being asked to act urgently.
16 Sep 2012

Hillsborough: the long injustice of stereotype

Our minds tend towards the creation of categories. The capacity to classify and order is the engine of learning and enquiry. When permitted to go unexamined, it may also be the source of prejudice and injustice.
15 Aug 2012

G4S, policing and freedom

Private contractor G4S has advertised for staff to take over certain policing functions, sparking controversy.
13 Jul 2012

'What canst thou say?': challenging the crisis of trust

We are experiencing a crisis of trust in our public institutions, says Jill Segger. She suggests that The Society of Friends could play a significant role in preventing a slide into destructive cynicism.
1 Jun 2012

Last day of 'pre-crime' court case over royal wedding arrests

The court case examining pre-emptive arrests and violent raids on squats ahead of last year's royal wedding will conclude at the High Court today.
25 May 2012

Police letter suggests St Paul's misled public over Occupy eviction

The City of London Police Commissioner has revealed St Paul's Cathedral gave the police permission to forcibly remove Occupy protesters from the cathedral steps.
3 Mar 2012

Police privatisation: dogma, profit and power

West Midlands and Surrey police authorities have invited private companies to bid to carry out a range of policing activities, the Guardian reported. This may be extended to other parts of the country.
26 Feb 2012

Pressure grows for devolution of Welsh policing

Two former chief constables have called for responsibility for policing in Wales to be devolved to the Welsh government.
22 Nov 2011

Call for cleaner politics instead of elected police commissioners

Political reform group Unlock Democracy has called for the government to scrap its plans to introduce expensive elected police commissioner elections.

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