Twenty reasons why it's kicking off everywhere.
I read a write-up somewhere after the student protests/kettling in London detailing that police forces around the country are slowly but surely being armed/trained with heavier "crowd control" equipment/tactics, can't for the life of me find it again, but was rather worrying.
Quote from: slack---line on February 07, 2011, 02:40:54 pmI read a write-up somewhere after the student protests/kettling in London detailing that police forces around the country are slowly but surely being armed/trained with heavier "crowd control" equipment/tactics, can't for the life of me find it again, but was rather worrying.Was it this?
All across the country, law-enforcement agencies are buying weapons systems used in Afghanistan, including Heckler & Koch G36 machine guns. They’ve got a range of more than half a mile and can fire 750 rounds per minute.
The "Big Society" in action!:http://www.itv.com/anglia/armed-robbery-footage07521/
Some good news for a change:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12389512
A bit more (at least its a start).
The coalition says the levy on bank balance sheets is a better way of making sure companies make a fair contribution to tackling the deficit
Quote from: slack---line on February 08, 2011, 09:46:30 amA bit more (at least its a start).QuoteThe coalition says the levy on bank balance sheets is a better way of making sure companies make a fair contribution to tackling the deficit £2.3bn a "fair contribution"?I think they're pretty rattled at the moment, pretty universal condemnation of the proposed changes to the NHS, student fees, forest sell off, mixed reaction to economic policy etc etc. Long may it continue....The timing is certainly interesting.......http://twitter.com/faisalislam/status/34911899841732608
I think they're pretty rattled at the moment, pretty universal condemnation of the proposed changes to the NHS, student fees, forest sell off, mixed reaction to economic policy etc etc. Long may it continue....