Police
How the police eats its own
Cowardice and ideology have turned the management against the officers
Why we should privatise the police
Privatised police forces would be cheaper and more effective
This “police reform” will fix nothing
A new white paper might as well have been left as white paper
The “British FBI” delusion cycle
Politicians neglect the long-term work that must be done to truly reform policing
The blue chimera
Our alternately toothless and overbearing police forces are Westminster’s creatures
In Britain, the inept are dealing with the unstable
Incompetent authorities are struggling to manage dangerous societal conditions
Diversity contra quality
The Met’s latest scandal shows that quality is more important than identity
Chief Constables, arrest thyselves
Politicians are not to blame for all the problems with the police
In defence of self-defence
British citizens should be able to protect themselves from criminals
Why we should welcome Tommy Robinson’s acquittal
The Terrorism Act 2000 has been used to justify excessive police power
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Tripling down on identity politics and censoriousness would be fatal
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