10 October 2018 — IRR

Institute of Race Relations weekly digest – Against Racism, for Social Justice

Against the backcloth of austerity, and amidst warnings that universal credit and deep cuts to the welfare budget will massively increase poverty and reliance on food banks, it’s perhaps not surprising to learn that the use of force by police is rising. In the Metropolitan Police, such force – handcuffing, stun guns, CS spray, batons and guns – has risen by a dramatic 79 per cent in the past year, according to a Guardian analysis that points out that police force is disproportionately used against black people and, in the case of stun guns, mental health patients.

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