Category Police

The immigration test precedent, the legal ruling

To summarise the case of Baljinder Singh V Hammond: “An immigration officer is entitled || to conduct an examination of a person || IF he has information in his POSSESSION which causes him to inquire.” This legal ruling would seem to suggest that discriminating, mass stop and searches of all non-whites unfortunate enough to passes […]

Choice Excerpts from ‘Max Clifford: Read All About It’

Excerpts from ‘Max Clifford: Read All About It’, by Max Clifford and Angela Levin.  Or, why the Tories might like to see the back of Max Clifford. Max Clifford and the Tories p26: “My interest in the Labour party developed differently — more the PR side of politics than active participation.  Some people have said […]

Hillsborough / Conspiracy ‘X’

Had there been a conspiracy…  as some have suggested, it would have been of such massive proportions as to be simply unthinkable in a democratic country. It would have involved hundreds of ordinary people, members of the families, their friends… independent experts, scientists, as well as various police forces. The quote above applies as equally […]

Missiles on the Blocks – A Response, Part II

Part two of the Beat Knowledge militarisation of London during the Olympics discussion thread.  Part one here. Original post and comment thread here. Thanks for the considered reply. First up, in the interests of full disclosure, prior to commenting on your article, I had not encountered your writing or speaking works. I have since listened to a talk […]

Missiles on the Blocks – A Response

Here’s a comment left on a 99% excellent blog post on Beat Knowledge about the militarisation of Olympic London at the behest of the corrupt and criminal political and ruling classes currently imbroiled in so many fiascos that nobody can quite keep up with all of them. Do please read the original post to which the article below […]