O.8 — The Logics of Disorder: How “Disorder” Became a Governing Tool in Modern Britain This chapter reveals how “disorder” became one of Britain’s most powerful governing tools. Drawing together the threads of Volume O, it shows how classed, racialised, and political assumptions shap…

How “disorder” became one of Britain’s most powerful governing tools

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O.7 — Over-Policed and Under-Protected: How Racism Still Shapes Policing in Britain — Part 1 How colonial logics shape modern over‑policing and under‑protection, producing racialised suspicion, unequal safety, and structural harm.

How colonial logics shape modern over‑policing and under‑protection, producing racialised suspicion, unequal safety, and structural harm.

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Letter From France: Rise of the Nationalist Warrior Cop - Truthdig The expansion of military-style policing is fueling social conflict in a country teetering on the edge of far-right rule.

Militarized “warrior cop” doctrine converts protest into an internal security threat, normalizing force escalation and repression and eroding public trust. #PublicOrderPolicing #PolicingDoctrine #UseOfForce #PoliceAccountability #PublicTrust #PoliceLegitimacy #AuthoritarianPolicing #France #Truthdig