Callum Winton is a professional photographer who has recently started blogging, and was present at the G20 event where Ian Tomlinson was assaulted by a disguised police officer and later died. I need to note from the outset that Winton … Continue reading →

Channel 4 – Police badge-covering condemned The chief inspector of police describes some of the behaviour of police officers at the G20 protests as “unacceptable”. Taking questions from MPs on the home affairs select committee, Mr O’Connor also said it … Continue reading →

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BBC – G20 death was not heart attack: A police officer has been interviewed under caution for manslaughter after a new post-mortem overturned the cause of Ian Tomlinson’s death… Now a fresh examination has found he died of abdominal haemorrhage, … Continue reading →

Go look for yourself… it starts at 3:47 and actually gets worse: YouTube – G20 Protest April 2nd 09 I’ll be back shortly to comment. – UPDATE – Still absorbing the video. Waiting to calm down. Have some pertinent information: … Continue reading →

Guardian – Police watchdog chief wrong to say no CCTV in area of Ian Tomlinson assault: This morning the IPCC initially stood by Hardwick’s claims. “Mr Hardwick said there was no available CCTV footage of the incident and we stand … Continue reading →

Apr 01 2009 19:37 Police block ambulance(s) going to aid Ian Tomlinson As with the images purchased by the Daily Mail and Sun newspapers that some bloggers place so much faith in, we only have the cameraman’s testimony and the … Continue reading →

I’m not anti-police, as some right-wing scribblers have been claiming or implying. I’m anti-kettling, certainly, but not anti-police. But if I’m to retain faith in the Met or any other British police force, then I need to see that the … Continue reading →

“We turned to see the police hitting people. A whole line of them lashing out indiscriminately again and again. Two officers close to me who had “Police Medic” written on their back were walking up and down behind the line … Continue reading →

“Not a lot in tomorrow’s papers. Oh well, I suppose it’ll be Jacqui Smith’s turn for a battering again…” Iain Dale (at 11pm last night) “I hadn’t seen the video until I went to Sky last night to do the … Continue reading →