Lex Ferenda We heard this week that two of the three members of the community reference group who are giving advice to the IPCC regarding the police shooting of Mark Duggan, have resigned. One of them, Stafford Scott, has stated that he no longer wishes to be associated with the investigation, which he describes as shoddy and flawed. It  [ Read More ]

Lex Ferenda I was dismayed to see the funeral of Mark Duggan today. His family insist he was no gangster but we had a funeral akin to one of the Krays. I was pleased to hear some of the church leaders involved in the ceremony speaking out against violence and recriminations. I am not surprised  [ Read More ]

Winston Smith Since the riots have subsided the excuse makers have been busy trying to find justification for the feral mobs that burned working and middle class families out of their homes as well as laying destruction to local businesses and people’s workplaces. Wednesday’s Guardian gives a few of them a platform in which to  [ Read More ]

Martin Ansong Earlier this year, we witnessed budget cuts mainly in the public sector; right across the board from health care to education. In particular, these reductions affected policing and facilities for the youth. I remember reading this article titled “Farewell youth clubs, hello street life – and gang warfare” on the Guardian in which  [ Read More ]

Lex Ferenda When an alleged gun toting gangster, who tried to murder a police officer, is shot dead you might be forgiven for thinking that a decent law abiding community would support the action taken or at least await the outcome of the investigation. Apparently decent law abiding community does not apply to some of  [ Read More ]