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Samizdata on "security theatre" policing

Apr 15, 2008

Civil liberties

It is sometimes said that these days, the cops, or at least some of them, are the "paramilitary wing of the Guardian newspaper". This represents a significant shift in the cultural/political standing of the police over my lifetime.

Jonathan Pearce looks at UK policing.

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