By Hamid Sirhan

It was once the case that the police could issue stern warnings and face little in the way of challenge.

‘If you do this, you could be breaking the law’ is a threatening phrase designed to intimidate and restrict action. Yes, someone with legal expertise (or not) might have written a rebuttal for The Times or if the issue was significant and David Dimbleby wasn’t on holiday, you might have seen Shami Chakrabarti on Question Time  – standing up for rights and against abuse of the law  –  but for the most part the warnings were reported throughout our news media, often Read full story ›

Source: The Drum