The “Toiletgate” meeting last night
Many people who read this are probably aware of what’s become known as the “Toiletgate incident“. That’s not my name for it but it fits – it’s not so much the event itself that has people annoyed, but...
View ArticleNew Police rules on searching Trans folk
I’ve just been pointed at the new Police and Criminal Act Code of Practice and the Home Office have (I think without consultation with the community but I’m trying to verify that) produced new rules on...
View ArticleParliamentary discussion on new Police Trans codes
The new police rules on searching anyone Trans, “Annex F”, that I wrote about at the weekend were up for discussion in parliament yesterday. LibDem MP Julian Huppert was kind enough to question the...
View ArticleTheresa May: Metropolitan Police say she’s asking for a Police State
On BBC Radio 4 this morning, Commander Bob Broadhurst, the Metropolitan Police officer in charge of policing the march at the weekend stated “Unless you want to turn this into a police state, I think...
View ArticleTheresa “Police State” May gives the police even more power to harass
After a bit of a break, there’s so much stuff I could write about. How about Tory MP Nadine Dorries? Sarah Brown commented that she’s never been seen in the same room as a certain ultra right-wing US...
View ArticleMore and more police powers (But I approve of these ones)
48 hours on from the news that the police will be getting increased powers of prosecution, we’ve learnt there are plans to also give them more power when it comes to dealing with traffic offences....
View ArticleSection 5 drinking game
In our house, we’ve come up with a new drinking game when watching any of the myriad of emergency services documentaries on TV these days, particularly police ones. It’s quite simple. Take a drink...
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