Met Police

We need to talk about tasers

9 August 2022 11:01 pm

Donald Burgess is the latest Briton to die after being hit by a police taser. He won’t be the last,…

Does the Met have a racism problem?

8 August 2022 5:00 pm

Back in the winter of 2012, a postal worker named Zac Sharif-Ali was taking a lunchtime stroll with his dog…

Why the Met Police keeps failing

2 July 2022 4:20 pm

Much has been made of the decision to place the Metropolitan Police in what is often referred to as special…

Has Cressida bailed out Boris?

28 January 2022 9:02 pm

‘Wait for Sue Gray’ was the ministerial mantra last week. And wait, we all have, as the days have ticked…

The Met must face the truth about Sarah Everard's murder

30 September 2021 9:36 pm

‘We are sickened, angered and devastated by this man’s crimes which betray everything we stand for,’ said the Metropolitan Police…

Was the Clapham Common vigil unsafe? A look at the data

15 March 2021 2:25 am

After facing widespread political condemnation, the Metropolitan Police has defended its handling of the Clapham Common vigil on public health grounds. …

Women have lost faith in the Metropolitan police

15 March 2021 1:05 am

Sarah Everard, a 33-year-old marketing executive living in Brixton, and a ‘wonderful daughter and sister’, was killed earlier this month.…