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Living in My Black Skin is for a Lifetime Not a ‘Moment’
Musa Okwonga reflects on the Black Lives Matter movement and explains why Keir Starmer’s actions have been so revealing of entrenched structural white supremacy
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The Daniel Morgan Murder: Lead Detective Became a Scapegoat for Scotland Yard
As the Channel 4 true-crime series finishes, Byline Times looks at the extraordinary five police investigations into the only Metropolitan Police officer the Morgan family ever trusted
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As Prevent Fails Again, It’s Time to Defund Counter-Terrorism and Rethink Safe Societies
As failings continue, we must acknowledge that the counter-terrorism industry cannot keep people safe, argues Muhammad Rabbani
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Disappearing Cities: The Rift Between Notting Hill and Notting Dale
Three years after the Grenfell Tower tragedy, Chris Sullivan excavates the hidden history of one of London’s most polarised neighbourhoods
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The Coronavirus Crisis: Can Rishi Sunak Win the Peace, Not Just Fight the War?
Gareth Roberts argues that the Chancellor must not revert to type after the COVID-19 pandemic eases and preside over the continued under-funding of public services.
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The Daniel Morgan Murder: No Closer to Justice But Corruption Continues its Poisonous Spread
On the 33rd anniversary of his brother’s unsolved murder, Alastair Morgan describes how the culture of lies and institutional corruption surrounding the case have infected our media, our politics – and our future.
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The Ugly Reality of Domestic Violence Cases
Barrister Gareth Roberts shares his insights on how the criminal justice is failing those who have endured violence by partners.
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Walking in the Shoes of An Organised Crime Boss: How Government Policies Put a Spring in their Step
Ben Twomey explores how, far from cracking down on organised drugs crime, the Government is actually facilitating it through its flawed policies.
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Another Sinister Step Closer to a Surveillance State?
What does the Met Police’s use of live facial recognition mean for our privacy and freedom of expression?
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Psychology Isn’t Enough: The Failure to Prevent Individual Terror Attacks
Hardeep Matharu looks at how longer sentences and current counter-radicalisation policy fails to address the real risks.
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The Myth of Boris Johnson’s 20,000 New Police Officers Debunked
The new police officers promised by the Conservatives over the next three years won’t be fully qualified and will only be increasing the number of officers to 2010 levels.
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Priced Out: Why Patients Allowed Legal Medical Cannabis are Turning to the Black Market
Joseph Shaw meets Lesley Gibson, who has MS, and was taken to court for growing her own cannabis – because the batch prescribed to her legally was too expensive.
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Boris of Bolsover? Johnson and the Empathy Gap
Stephen Colegrave delves into the Prime Minister’s empathy gap and why it will inevitably let down the Conservative Party’s new northern voters.
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Celebrate the Success of the ‘Oval Four’ – But Don’t Forget the Many Others Trapped in a Broken System
The overturning of the convictions of the ‘Oval Four’ by the Court of Appeal shows our under-funded and chaotic criminal justice system working. Unfortunately this is an exception not the rule
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Boris Johnson’s Rising Crime – The Lie Justifying the Proroguing of Parliament
Why the Prime Minister’s claim that his Government must tackle violent crime urgently by shutting down Parliament doesn’t stand up to scrutiny.
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‘Tommy Robinson’ and the Boys in Blue
Those close to the EDL founder claim that police officers often expressed sympathy for his right-wing politics and that the support could include the passing on of confidential information.
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Cash-Strapped Victims’ Charities Must Be Given a Boost Alongside Extra Police Officers
Years of neglect for groups supporting victims of crime must be rectified by Boris Johnson, argues North West England’s former Chief Prosecutor.
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THE JUSTICE TRAP: The Carl Beech Case Reveals the Potential for Injustice with Historical Allegations of Abuse
Jon Robins on what the imprisonment of the fantasist known as ‘Nick’ shows about how false allegations can ruin lives.
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INSIDE PREVENT: A Racist Policy of Social Control?
Hardeep Matharu explores why those in the Muslim community believe that the Government’s controversial counter-terrorism strategy is doing more harm than good.
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Alleged Russian Mafia Boss found Dead after Football Corruption Arrest
A senior member of a suspected Russian mafia accused of laundering money through Spanish football has been found dead at his home while on bail.
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THE JUSTICE TRAP: Was a Police Officer Sacked and Jailed for a Violent Assault actually the Victim of a Cover-Up?
PC Danny Major spent four months in prison for a crime he says he didn’t commit. Faced with an unhelpful and inactive miscarriages of justice watchdog, he is still fighting to clear his name.
