Police
Birmingham march demands justice for Kingsley Burrell
31 March 2019“Who killed Kingsley Burrell? The police killed Kingsley Burrell!” rang out through the streets of Birmingham on Saturday.
Burrell family want police held to account
22 March 2019Kedisha Brown-Burrell is demanding that the “police are held to account” on the 8th anniversary of her brother’s death.
Cops investigate after officers beat unarmed man
12 March 2019A police force has been made to launch an investigation into its officers after footage emerged of a man being beaten.
Knife crime panic - how politicians and the press aim to give more power to the cops
12 March 2019Those at the top of society say that young people in cities are killing each other in record numbers but they do this despite the evidence and for their own ends, writes Sadie Robinson
Busting the myths of knife crime
05 March 2019Every death from a knife, gun or other assault is a tragedy. But it’s not true, as the Daily Express newspaper claimed on Tuesday, that there are “war zones on our streets”.
Police officers cleared of misconduct over death of Sean Rigg
26 February 2019Marcia Rigg, sister of Sean Rigg, said the result provided police with a 'licence to kill', as she vowed to continue to fight for justice.
The Troublemaker—Boris Johnson pays for flight but Mr Burns goes for free
29 January 2019Boris Johnson was happy to take a £14,000 gift in travel and hospitality from the Saudi Arabian government last autumn, which he declared in his financial interests.
Sean Rigg cops’ hearing begins
22 January 2019An internal police misconduct hearing of charges against five people who were cops at the time of Sean Rigg’s death began on Monday of this week.
The Troublemaker - Cops have secret plot against Kingsley Burrell campaign
08 January 2019Cops are organising in secret against the campaign for Justice for Kingsley Burrell.
Police officer guilty of gross misconduct in Kingsley Burrell case
20 December 2018Kingsley died on 31 March 2011. He was restrained by police at a mental health unit and beaten severely while he had a towel placed over his face.
Cops face misconduct hearing over Kingsley Burrell's death
20 November 2018A misconduct hearing for three police officers involved in events leading to the death of Kingsley Burrell in 2011 began on Monday.
Don’t give cops more power to use stop and search
12 November 2018Police chiefs want to make it easier to harass black people. They have met with senior Tories to discuss getting rid of requirements that cops must have “reasonable grounds” to search someone.
Families and friends march demands the government acts over deaths in custody
27 October 2018Over 200 people marched on Saturday to remember the thousands who have died after coming into contact with the police, and to demand change.
Be wise to the spies’ lies
16 October 2018New revelations this week have underlined the extent of the British state’s spying operation in socialist organisations.
Protest in north London against police brutality highlights cops' statistics
09 October 2018Cops in London used force over 40,000 times in the first five months of the 2018/2019 financial year.
The Troublemaker - Tories in a U-turn over conference hologram
25 September 2018It would have at least woken up those who were nodding off at the back. But Jeremy Wright, the culture secretary, has axed plans to give his speech to the Tory conference as a hologram.
Cops launch new stop and search clampdown - but it won’t stop knife crime
18 September 2018The police plan more stop and search with backing from the Tories.
Cop cleared in Judah misconduct taser case
11 September 2018A cop who tasered a race relations officer in the face has been cleared of misconduct.
The Troublemaker - 60 percent of cops keep jobs in sexual harassment cases
04 September 2018Some 96 cops were punished for sexual harassment in the last three years—but most kept their jobs.
Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman film is a strong call to arms for anti-racists
23 August 2018There are some problems with Spike Lee’s new film, not least how it portrays the cops, but it redeems itself with its key message, says Antony Hamilton
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