How safe is london? Is London Safe? There is a lot of news about crime in London today, so really, how safe is London? In this article we look at the facts, offer some insight and also a few tips on safe travel in London. London is a great, historical, multicultural city that has seen […]
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Sadiq Khan’s 24/7 security challenges our notions of non-racist London
London’s mayor needs heavy security to guard against extremists but who protects him from the new rightwing politics? Today, as every day, police protection will be at its highest around the Queen and the prime minister and around a politician who in normal circumstances would barely need guarding. Fifteen armed officers, trained in counter-terrorism and […]
How the UK Security Services neutralised the country’s leading liberal newspaper
The Guardian, Britain’s leading liberal newspaper with a global reputation for independent and critical journalism, has been successfully targeted by security agencies to neutralise its adversarial reporting of the ‘security state’, according to newly released documents and evidence from former and current Guardian journalists. The UK security services targeted The Guardian after the newspaper started […]