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‘The police have imbibed the activist worldview’ | Ex-officer Paul Birch

‘The police have imbibed the activist worldview’ | Ex-officer Paul Birch

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 ‘The police have imbibed the activist worldview’ | Ex-officer Paul Birch Arrests in Britain for social-media posts have soared by 58 per cent since 2019. Meanwhile, actual crimes like burglary or assault are only rarely pursued or solved. Here, Paul Birch – former Metropolitan Police officer and counter-terrorism specialist – explains why the police became so obsessed with tackling so-called thoughtcrime. Social-justice activism, he says, is now fully institutionalised, warping police priorities and ensuring a two-tier approach to justice. Read spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/ Support spiked:https://www.spiked-online.com/support/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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