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Eight held after stabbing on Canal Street

GS — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 08:54:26 +0000

Eight men have been arrested after a man was stabbed in Manchester’s gay village.

Police release images of protesters from the Millbank student riot and close down a website

GS — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 10:55:41 +0000

Police investigating the Millbank student riot released images of thirteen protesters they want to question — Daily Mail.

Meanwhile a website that offered advice to students involved in the rioting has been closed down. Apparently JustHost.com (slogan: ‘the last hosting plan you’ll ever need’) pulled the site purely on the basis of a letter from an acting detective inspector at the Metropolitan Police — The Guardian.

Rusholme incident

GS — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 03:51:23 +0000

As I arrived in Rusholme on my bike at 8 o’clock on Monday night I was startled to hear the sound of breaking glass and see a man falling backwards out of Subway.

He was clutching a broken bottle by the neck and a member of staff was holding up a chair in self-defence, in much the same way as a lion-tamer might do.

Almost immediately a car screeched to a halt on Wilmslow Road and two men jumped out. One flipped open a collapsible truncheon and, shouting, they grabbed the man who was staggering about with his female friend.

It was a bizarre scene as they marched him down the street. One of the men giving him what I would describe as a ‘good talking to’. They disappeared around the corner and I went into Tesco.

By the time I came out, the man was back and sitting next to the cash machine asking for money. It seems there were no consequences for him, whereas the staff of Subway were left to clear up the glass and no doubt felt shattered themselves after the frightening experience.

I’ve witnessed several other incidents like this in recent years. It’s awful that people who work in shops have to put up with it.

Home Secretary Theresa May announces scope of anti-terror law review

GS — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 03:20:13 +0000

BBC Democracy Live

Latest figures show a 63% increase in homophobic crimes in Manchester

GS — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:17:54 +0000

More4 News asks ‘are gay hate crimes taken seriously?’

As far as Manchester is concerned, based on my personal experience over the past year or so and the sheer volume of other incidents that people are discussing, I reject the suggestion that this increase in figures is due to more people being willing to report incidents to the police.

Manchester Police harrass World Naked Bike Riders

GS — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 23:18:02 +0000

Last Friday’s outing was the fourth annual Naked Bike Ride in Manchester.

Photo: Kinopablo (Some Rights Reserved)

It’s the ‘green man’. But an open road lies ahead.

Photo: Kinopablo (Some Rights Reserved)

In previous years the riders had a good response from Greater Manchester Police, including a police escort for the first two years. It looked as if 2009 would be no different…
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How the BBC plants a seed of doubt regarding G20 footage

GS — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 17:48:59 +0000

The BBC reports on the latest video footage that has emerged, showing G20 protesters being hit by police.

The video, by Camp for Climate Action, shows IT worker Alex Cinnane being banged with a shield on the side of his head. In a second incident a man is punched in the face by a police officer.

The BBC adds:
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The end of investigative journalism?

GS — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:54:32 +0000

Every call made, email sent and website visited is now being logged under new regulations and automatic numberplate recognition (ANPR) tracks the movement of vehicles.

Investigative journalist Duncan Campbell thinks that the ‘truly dangerous’ moment will come when the police and security services are able to monitor journies in real time.

Liverpool’s Homotopia festival and Police misled into publishing false Manchester Pride parade figure

GS — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 12:59:37 +0000

Last summer, Trading Standards told the organisers of Manchester Pride to cease publishing material that claimed crowd figures of 200,000 or 250,000 people at the Saturday Pride parade.
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Biggest ever North Sea security operation after woman dreamed about bomb on oil rig

GS — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 07:02:09 +0000

A woman employee on a North Sea oil rig had a disturbing dream that there was a bomb on the rig.