New report explores ‘militarised nature’ of UK policing

‘[It is] down to all of us… to defend our right to dissent.’ Network for Police Monitoring (Netpol).

A Quaker co-founded group has released a report examining what it calls the ‘militarised nature’ of British policing. ‘A Very British Problem: The evolution of Britain’s militarised policing industrial complex’ focuses on several key areas: the paramilitary policing of protests, border control and counter terrorism. It also looks at surveillance, the private tech sector, and Britain’s global role in militarised policing.

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