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Darcus Howe: ‘My father curfewed me and I jumped through the window’
"The parliamentary debate on the riots was unadulterated crap. I started watching it and I went to sleep.
16 August 2011
What We Think
The police are part of the problem—wherever they are from
The Tories are targeting the poorest people in society—and have a brutal police force willing to back them up if anyone resists.
16 August 2011
News
Mark Duggan did not shoot at police
Mark Duggan, the 29-year old black man who was shot dead by police in Tottenham on 4 August, did not shoot at police before he was killed.
16 August 2011
News
Notting Hill Carnival is under threat
Police and the local council have demanded "changes" to the Notting Hill Carnival to avoid a ban.
16 August 2011
News
Crown Prosecution Service ‘name and shame’ children
Children involved in the riots face being "named and shamed" in court.
16 August 2011
News
Thought crimes on Facebook
Dozens of young people have been charged with incitement to riot—for sending out Facebook or Blackberry messages.
16 August 2011
News
Courts dole out rushed revenge after riots
The courts have launched an onslaught against poor, working class people in the aftermath of the riots that swept British cities.
16 August 2011
News
Shot in the head, dead after an arrest: the police cover-ups
The police, the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) have a long history of cover-ups.
09 August 2011
Features
Crooked Cops: a century of bribes, beatings and bungs from the British police
The phrase "If you want to know the time, ask a policeman" is informative. It has nothing to do with the police being helpful. It came from their reputation for stealing the watches of Victorian drunks.
26 July 2011
News
Cops ‘colluded to jail Cardiff Three’
A jury in Swansea has heard that 13 policemen colluded to jail five innocent black men for the murder of Lynette White.
19 July 2011
News
More than 1,000 on Birmingham march for justice
Over 1,000 people marched in Birmingham last Saturday calling for justice for those who have died in police custody.
05 July 2011
News
Right to protest: Activists need our support against charges
Over 30 protesters appeared in court last week to answer public order charges.
14 June 2011
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