Tag Archives: Metropolitan Police Service

Sir John Grieve and the Arcana Imperii: private accountability made public

Posted on April 23, 2016 by lawrence serewicz

Records in an archives create a public legacy to hold public official to account. As records allow powerful figures to be held to account, there can be a desire to control what is held and accessible in archives. In a … Continue reading →

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Jenny Jones, the MPS, and the search for better records management

Posted on February 6, 2016 by lawrence serewicz

On 8 January, the Guardian reported a claim by a police whistle blower that the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) had shredded documents illegally.[1] The documents were reports on Jenny Jones who is a Green life peer which were held by … Continue reading →

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Scott vs. Watson what does Matthew Scott’s attack on Tom Watson tell us?

Posted on October 25, 2015 by lawrence serewicz

In his Telegraph article of 21 October 2015, [1]Matthew Scott argues that Tom Watson’s behaviour has damaged the various Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) investigations. He makes several interrelated arguments. The first is that Mr. Watson’s intervention has diverted police resources … Continue reading →

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Police Surveillance: Are the Goddard Inquiry Survivor Groups a target?

Posted on July 22, 2015 by lawrence serewicz

Since 1968, the Police have used undercover tactics to infiltrate groups that posed what they considered a public order threat. Along the way, though, something went wrong. They began to put victims’ families under surveillance and infiltrate victim support groups.[1] … Continue reading →

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Mapping the Daniel Morgan Murder: Thoughts on the Independent Panel

Posted on December 29, 2014 by lawrence serewicz

Daniel Morgan’s murder haunts the Metropolitan Police Service. They failed to investigate it properly and that failure has raised serious questions about its integrity, judgement, and mandate. Despite five investigations and two trials, they have failed to bring his killer(s) … Continue reading →

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Mark Duggan, a lawful death, but was it just?

Posted on January 22, 2014 by lawrence serewicz

Mark Duggan was a bad man.[1] Although not a martyr[2], did he deserve to be killed? Does anyone deserve to be killed? To deserve to be killed suggests an outcome of a process. The person has done something whereby death … Continue reading →

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Without Fear or Favour, police corruption and the failure of imagination.

Posted on March 18, 2012 by lawrence serewicz

Considering the Leveson Inquiry, I have been interested in the relationship between the police and the press. In particular, I was interested in the report by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary Without Fear or Favour: a review of police relationships. … Continue reading →

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