Charged: How the Police Try to Suppress Protest Foot Matt
Charged: How the Police Try to Suppress Protest Foot Matt Who do the police protect? As the UK government try to suppress all forms of dissent, in their pursuit of more control, how do the police…
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Charged: How the Police Try to Suppress Protest Foot Matt
Who do the police protect? As the UK government try to suppress all forms of dissent, in their pursuit of more control, how do the police manage crowds, provoke violence and even break the law?The book tells the conflicted history of the relationship between the police and protesters. An investigation into 40 years of battling protest that reveals a hidden police agenda against dissent.Charged is an essential investigation into the role of policing protest in Britain today.
New military-style tactics were sanctioned by the Thatcher government, in secret. The landscape of how police deal with protest changed following criticism of the police during the 1981 Brixton riots. Over the next forty years those protesting against racism, unfair job losses, draconian laws, or for environmental protection were subject to brutal tactics.
In the aftermath, media