Policing the Olympic torch procession cost taxpayers almost £6.5m nationally, according to a series of Freedom of Information requests by Gesbeen Mohammad. The spending includes the costs incurred to local police authorities throughout the UK for the 56 days the … Continue reading →
Widening state surveillance of the web and stories about corporate phone hacking have made journalists increasingly concerned about the security of their communications. In this context Eveline Lubbers‘ book on corporate and police surveillance, Secret Manoeuvres in the Dark, is particularly timely. The book focuses on a number of well-researched cases from the past two decades involving […]
The morning after a pro-cycling group were prevented from taking their monthly London route news comes in of clashes with the Police. The London Critical Mass group of approximately one hundred fifty cyclists broke through the police cordons, in place … Continue reading →
Here are the Olympic-related links we’ve been looking at over the last week from July 18th through July 19th: The Olympic Police’s War on Graffiti | VICE – I asked one of the officers if it had something to do … Continue reading →