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Update on the Petition to keep the Met Police Specialist Trafficking Unit

maryhoneyballmep wrote 2 days ago:   You will know from previous blogs that I presented a petition on 26 November to the Metropolitan P … more →

Tags: Labour Party, Metropolitan Police Authority, Politiçş şhow

The Terrorist Hunters: The Ultimate Inside Story Of Britain's Fight Against Terror

securityscene wrote 3 weeks ago: By Andy Hayman with Margaret Gilmore Assistant Commissioner Andy Hayman, CBE, QPM, was in overall co … more →

Tags: Book Review, Crime, Politics, Terrorism, 2012 Olympics, 7/7, Alexander Litvinenko, Andy Hayman, counter-terrorism

Human trafficking petition receives over 1,300 signatures3 comments

maryhoneyballmep wrote 1 month ago: As regular readers to my blog will be aware, almost a month ago I launched a campaign to highlight t … more →

Tags: Labour Party, Metropolitan Police Authority, Sir Paul Stephenson, GLA, Public and Commercial Services Union, Anti-Slavery International, Scotland Yard, Petition

The security week: CCTV performance, video analytics, and football violence1 comment

anthonyhildebrand wrote 3 months ago: What a week of security news it’s been, eh? It was crazy! How’s this? It’s a bit o … more →

Tags: News Highlights, The security week, Security, CCTV, Brian Sims, Songs About Security, Access Control Doctor, Video Analytics, SMT Online

London Cops...Softly Softly Now!

Rick Dutton wrote 3 months ago: All fun and games for London’s finest at the moment, what with a brief bout of footy fisty-cuf … more →

Tags: climate camp, Millwall v West Ham, Blackheath

Police breaking into cars: a good idea?21 comments

Dom Sacco wrote 3 months ago: Police in Richmond are breaking into drivers’ unlocked cars as part of a new scheme to help re … more →

Tags: Topics, Driving tips, Cars, Car, Law, Car Crime, Safety and Security, London, drivers

Student Costs £250,000

freethinkeruk wrote 4 months ago: Princess Eugenie, duaghter of the Duke of York, is off to University and is going to cost us tax pay … more →

Tags: Education, freedom democracy, Republic, Royal Family, Duke of York, Gap Year, Princess Eugenie, Royal Protection Squad

Jack Straw proposes the end of hereditary peers in Lords reform bill1 comment

ispystrangers wrote 4 months ago: The election of hereditary peers to the House of Lords will be ended by new legislation proposed by … more →

Tags: Lords, commons, procedure, Supreme Court, parliament square, Jack Straw, Lords Spiritual, lord chancellor, não

Ming Campbell to chair review of police raid on Damian Green's office

ispystrangers wrote 5 months ago: A former leader of the Liberal Democrats is to chair a new committee to look at the House of Commons … more →

Tags: commons, procedure, Committees, Speaker, Damian Green, Ming Campbell, michael jack, evan harris, Greg Knight

Newspaper bugging story prompts urgent Commons question1 comment

ispystrangers wrote 5 months ago: by James Easy In an urgent question on Thursday, Dr Evan Harris MP (Lib Dem, Oxford West and Abingdo … more →

Tags: commons, Chris Huhne, David Cameron, James Easy, News of the World, the guardian, evan harris, Damian McBride, home office

Government should be "more open" about winning battle against terrorism

ispystrangers wrote 5 months ago: The Home Affairs Committee has praised the government’s counter-terrorism efforts and said its … more →

Tags: commons, Committees, home office, Transport for London, 2012 Olympics, London Olympics, London Underground, 7/7, counter-terrorism

Institutionally Criminal 4 comments

RickB wrote 5 months ago: The Metropolitan police officer being investigated for an assault on Ian Tomlinson before he died ha … more →

Tags: Authoritarianism, lockdown, ipcc, Ian Tomlinson

Untrained police officers and unacceptable tactics at G20 say MPs

ispystrangers wrote 5 months ago: Aspects of the policing of the G20 protests in central London in April had the potential to seriousl … more →

Tags: commons, Committees, the guardian, G20, Home Affairs commmittee, G20 Protests, Ian Tomlinson, riot control, containment

Parliament Square looks like 'Steptoe and Son set' after Tamil protests

ispystrangers wrote 5 months ago: A Conservative MP has said that demonstrations in Parliament Square should be “sorted out … more →

Tags: commons, andrew robathan, Criminal Justice Act, home office, House of Commons Commission, Keith Vaz, Leader of the House, mayor of london, nick harvey

Counter fraud, knife crime, and the history of London

anthonyhildebrand wrote 6 months ago: The Centre for Counter Fraud Studies could be a place where students are educated about fraudulent c … more →

Tags: News Highlights, CCTV, vicon, CCTV End User Survey, Marks and Spencer, Centre for Counter Fraud Studies, operation blunt 2, Museum of London, Peter Ackroyd

London police use Guantanamo tactics2 comments

kennedy121 wrote 6 months ago: The MET Police, always striving to uphold the letter of the law seem to have found the torture techn … more →

Tags: Politics, News, police, UK, Guantanamo, waterboarding, Crime, drugs

Jack Straw denies lack of resources led to brutal murder of French students

ispystrangers wrote 6 months ago: by Lawrence Dunhill Jack Straw today claimed that the poor managerial judgments, rather than a lack … more →

Tags: commons, Lawrence Dunhill, Jack Straw, Ministry of Justice, Dano Sonnex, Dominic Grieve, Probation Service, noms, London Probation

Scots attack victim suffers another blow

alexanderlawrie wrote 6 months ago: By ALEXANDER LAWRIE AN ASPIRING author who had his legs amputated after suffering a savage beating h … more →

Tags: 1, Edinburgh, Deadline Press & Picture Agency, Edinburgh News, BBC, NHS Lothian, Scottish news, CCTV, Republic of Ireland

Minister rules out using water cannon against Parliament Square protest by Tamils

ispystrangers wrote 6 months ago: The government has “no plans” to introduce water cannons in the policing of demonstratio … more →

Tags: commons, Sri Lanka, parliament square, Gerald Howarth, Protestors, vernon coaker, Tamil, John Bercow


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