Villa Amalias statement: we are, and we shall remain here.
On Thursday Greek police raided a long-standing squat in Athens, arresting 8 people - who have been charged with felonies relating to the construction of explosives. The squat had been…
8 months of police harrasment, finally behind me.
Last week, Sean Farmelo was found not guilty of violent disorder at a student protest in February. Here is his shocking account of what happened: a story of fabricated evidence,…
Tabloids insult dead PCs in pursuit of a back-to-the-50s agenda
Above are two front pages, from today's Mirror and Daily Mail, each carrying stories about one or both of PC Fiona Bone and PC Nicola Hughes, murdered while on duty…
Hillsborough: Two oranges
When a Bright Green editor texted me to ask if I would write a few hundred words on Hillsborough today for the website, I stared at a blank screen for…
The Real Scandal of Police Sexual Offences
Over the last few days the Guardian has reported that that, in the space of four years, there have been fifty six known cases where a police officer or other…
Private police?: Georgian Policy for the Modern Age
What did you do if you were the victim of a crime in Georgian London? Say, for example, you’d been held up by bandits on the road, or had your…
Starmer Drama: DPP’s Today programme announcement shows that the CPS are not even following their bizarre new guidelines
By one of the Fortnum & Mason arrestees These days, I’m all too used to being woken up by the sound of my own voice shouting at the radio. This…
Death in Custody: Police Shame or 'Excited Delirium'?
by Joel Sharples Imagine the following scenario: a police officer’s home is broken into by a gang of eleven youths, who chase him into the street and beat him to…
Dick of the Year – Lieutenant John Pike
This is the first nomination for Bright Green's Dick of the Year 2011 competition. To send us your nomination email 200 words to editors @ brightgreenscotland dot org. By Adam…
Policing politics?
This is a slightly longer version of an article which appeared yesterday in Edinburgh University’s Student newspaper. It hopefully has some utility for others who are working towards social change…