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Kill the Bill - but peacefully?

Our public order policing observer and former Special Branch officer Chris Hobbs joins the latest on the streets protest against the Police and Crime Bill which took an unusual twist.

All photos courtesy of DRN Images

Date - 6th April 2021
By - Chris Hobbs

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The man standing in front of the line of police addressing protesters after clashes with those officers, was certainly an imposing figure. Bearded, around 6 foot, 3 ins tall with a commanding voice that had a trace of a foreign accent. He explained...

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