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Britain’s Return to Vigilante Policing

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Javed Bashir
Aug 18, 2025
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The rise of volunteer patrols in Bournemouth, Belfast and beyond isn’t grassroots community spirit; it’s the latest chapter in a long history of state retreat, public fear, and racialised street poli…

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