Tag: met

Will Sadiq Khan’s Election Make a Difference to the Policing of London’s ‘Gangs’?
Following the pilot of Operation Shield, Boris Johnson's controversial scheme for dealing with 'gang crime' in London, Sadiq Khan has given no indication of whether he intends to roll it out across the city.
5 Possible Effects of the Met’s ‘Pay-to-Protest’ Policies
The Metropolitan Police recently told campaigners demonstrations would only be policed if they were expected to be crime-free, with organisers advised to hire private security. What are the implications for radical movements?
8 Reflections on Resisting Police and State-Sponsored Violence
Last weekend's United Friends and Families Campaign annual march attracted a crowd three times as large as last year's event, but the total number was still around 300. If the fight for justice is going to succeed, a social movement is going to be needed.
5 Thoughts on Abolishing The Met
Owen Jones' debut column for the Guardian argued for the abolition of the Metropolitan Police. Here James Butler gives five reasons it doesn't go far enough.