Politics: Law & Reform
Lead Feature
The Met's closed culture
From the ground floor up, much of the police culture focuses around informal networks and off-duty socialising which excludes gay and ethnic minority officers, writes ex-top cop Brian Paddick
In law & reform
A bill of rights for Britain?
- By Ted Vallance
- 24 September
The historic problem with the British 'charters of freedom' like Magna Carta are that they are aimed at binding the hands of kings, not cabinet ministers - no surprise then that a bill of rights has been pushed to the margins
The dangers of Sarah's law
- By Jeremy Sare
- 22 September
There may be many as 250,000 people in Britain with an active sexual interest in children when only 30,000 have been caught, convicted and registered
Is Blair a time limited liability?
- By Brian Paddick
- 10 September
Ex-top cop Brian Paddick on the suspension of the Met's Tarique Ghaffur and how Commissioner Ian Blair is now in danger of being seen as a "time limited liability"
Hidden lives, public voices
- 04 September
Broadcaster Esther Rantzen reads Morgan's story - part of our No Place for Children campaign
No place for children
- By Sir Al Aynsley-Green
- 04 September
The UK has one of the worst records in Europe for detaining children but accurate figures on how many are detained, and for how long, remain hard to come by
Feature
The real war at the Met
The revolt from within our communities against police malpractice spurred some within our ranks to enlist
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