UK Policing Newswire Archive
MPS case against FITWATCH collapses
02-10-2009 13:56
Prominent FITWATCHERS were today acquitted of public order and assault charges after Police evidence was discredited.Play FITwatch Bingo at climate camp!
24-08-2009 20:24
A selection of spotter cards featuring all our favourite FIT are now available from the FITwatch blog.Report from Last Week's Meeting Between Police and the Camp for Climate Action
24-08-2009 09:36
Last Thursday, the Camp for Climate Action Police Liaison Team spoke at a "briefing afternoon", at the Metropolitan Police's Training Centre in Gravesend. Why did they do this, and what on Earth could they possibly say to the police? Simon Stanley was at the scene...FITwatch at the Climate Camp
22-08-2009 19:36
This is a call out for all climate campers to do a bit of FITwatching during and after the Swoop, and as people arrive for the climate camp.Full article | 2 additions | 19 comments
Metropolitan Police in the Twitterverse
19-08-2009 10:49
CO11 join Twitter.Fitwatch Call - DISARM DSEi Meeting - 16th August
12-08-2009 09:32
Resist the FIT Teams at the DISARM DSEi public meeting.1:45pm, Calthorpe Arms, Grays Inn Road (nearest tubes Russell Square and Kings Cross).
Demos & Surveillance continue [July] at Heckler & Koch weapons HQ
13-07-2009 23:12
The campaign holds regular monthly demonstrations, [These are normally held on the 2nd monday of every month]
Pix-&-Vidz of STOP POLICE VIOLENCE! Sat 23 May 09
25-05-2009 19:10
Saturday 23 May - Stop Police Violence, Kettle New Scotland Yard!
19-05-2009 15:26
March via Downing Street to New Scotland Yard.
The United Campaign Against Police Violence has called a national demonstration to highlight the issues of police violence and demand justice for those who have died in police custody.
The police tactic of "kettling" demonstrators - essentially detaining protestors and bystanders without charge - will be turned on its head on the protest, when we kettle New Scotland Yard.
Full article | 2 additions | 25 comments
‘Mayday! Mayday!’ Smash EDO Brighton: anti-war march clashes with police
04-05-2009 18:35
FIT Teams shut down in Brighton
04-05-2009 12:39
Reports have been received that FIT teams have been physically stopped from operating at the Shut ITT/EDO Mayday demoFighting Fit at Brighton
01-05-2009 11:14
City Hall grill Met police over G20 policing
30-04-2009 15:14
Fitwatching at World Day for Animals in Labs London March. 25th April 2009
27-04-2009 19:30
FITwatch names FIT in Tomlinson death
11-04-2009 11:49
The FITwatch blog has put names to some of the FIT team who were there when Ian Tomlinson was assaulted by TSG.Full article | 1 addition | 2 comments
Comment and Photos of the G20 Demonstration At Bank
07-04-2009 22:32
Full article | 1 addition | 14 comments
Some thoughts on the G20 police riot
07-04-2009 17:20
As has been said numerous times now, we need to take stock of the police riot on April 1st 2009 during the G20 protests. Although none of the tactics were that new, the level of intimidation and repression of public protest was entirely something different. I suppose this is the way things will be from now on. With this is mind, it's a time of learning from the past and from the G20 protests.Stop kettling sign this petition every little helps.
06-04-2009 21:08
The "Kettle" is best known for having been used in the May Day protests at Oxford Circus in 2001, after which it became the subject of a civil action, brought by one of those contained and only finally resolved by the law lords (in the police's favour) in January this year.Full article | 4 additions | 5 comments
Tamil Protest on Westminster Bridge
06-04-2009 14:08
Tamil protestors block Westminster bridge.G20 FIT watch
29-03-2009 10:31
