Emeritus Prof Christopher MayDec 18, 2024

More confirmation that the Police have a blind spot for the Far Right seeing the threat they present as 'minimal' (despite evidence otherwise) & have spent more resources gathering intelligence (and policing) environmental groups & pro-Palestinian protestors.

Well, of course, one might argue this is nothing new, the Police have always been harder on protests from the Left.... but nonetheless, it adds to the evidence that the police bias is a major problem!

#police
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/dec/18/police-missed-clues-dangers-of-far-right-summer-riots-england

Police missed clues about dangers of far right before summer riots in England

Intelligence gaps, especially around social media analysis, led to failures, report finds

The Guardian
Show threadTiggyDec 18, 2024

@ChrisMayLA6

In my area they are taking this very seriously.
The police and the Mayor/Crime commissioner have had several meetings with key groups.
The police in the ground say they've never been involved in anything as bad before. I doubt they'll think climate protesters are the main enemy.

Show threadEmeritus Prof Christopher MayDec 18, 2024

@tiggy

Well, that sounds encouraging....

Show threadThe Enemy is Within

@ChrisMayLA6 @tiggy

A cynic might observe the Farage/ Musk riot damage was 'estimated to have cost between £200 million and £500 million in lost trade and policing.'

Dec 18, 2024 at 12:42pmWeb