Tag Archives: Security

Can control orders be justified?

Posted on 13 January 2011 by Fiona Melville

There’s been much discussion recently about control orders. David Cameron used to say they don’t work and should be abolished, but now says they need replacing. Nick Clegg also used to say they should be abolished, but now says they … Continue reading →

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Policing, Big Society-style

Posted on 24 September 2010 by Fiona Melville

Yesterday, the Chief Inspector of Constabulary, Sir Denis O’Connor, said that the police had given up on policing for nearly half of what people ring them for. Or in a less convoluted way, the police don’t bother with calls relating … Continue reading →

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Policy Exchange: A State of Disorder

Posted on 17 February 2010 by Policy Exchange

The murder of army cadet Joseph Lappin suggests that there is something very wrong with the way we tackle anti-social behaviour. Despite having breached sanctions more than 40 times, his attacker was never sent to jail – and was free … Continue reading →

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Please please get something right

Posted on 23 September 2009 by Fiona Melville

Gordon Brown’s announcement about reducing Britain’s nuclear deterrent led the news from last night.  I initially thought, gosh, brave and right, that’s unusual. Maybe that long holiday did something good after all. Maybe we won’t spend the next eight months … Continue reading →

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How can we be transparent but secure?

Posted on 23 August 2009 by Fiona Melville

I’m still dipping in and out of Chris Mullin’s excellent diaries, ‘A View from the Foothills’.  I’m in the middle of the run-up to the Iraq war in 2003, and what jumps out is just how often the argument of … Continue reading →

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