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Gender Wars: The Police must not take sides

Wednesday 16 July 2025 Blog

Linzi Smith has won a considerable victory against the wholesale abandonment by the Northumbrian police of their crucial duty of impartiality – so what now?

Summary

The court found participation by Northumbria Police in the 2024 Pride Event was

Lindsey Smith’s application for Judicial Review against Northumbria Police

Sunday 29 June 2025 Blog

If successful, this has implications that go way beyond just one police force and will force acceptance that the police cannot embrace a highly contested political ideology and expect to be trusted.

On 23rd May 2025 Hill J gave

An inspection into activism and impartiality in policing

Thursday 12 September 2024 Fair Cop News, News

Fair Cop response to report of HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS)

In September 2023 former Home Secretary Suella Braverman commissioned a report from HMICFRS to examine police involvement in politically contested matters.

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Gender Wars: The Police must not take sides

Wednesday 16 July 2025

Linzi Smith has won a considerable victory against the wholesale abandonment by the Northumbrian police of their crucial duty of impartiality – so what now?

Summary

The court found participation by Northumbria Police in the 2024 Pride Event was

Lindsey Smith’s application for Judicial Review against Northumbria Police

Sunday 29 June 2025

If successful, this has implications that go way beyond just one police force and will force acceptance that the police cannot embrace a highly contested political ideology and expect to be trusted.

On 23rd May 2025 Hill J gave

An inspection into activism and impartiality in policing

Thursday 12 September 2024

Fair Cop response to report of HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS)

In September 2023 former Home Secretary Suella Braverman commissioned a report from HMICFRS to examine police involvement in politically contested matters.

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Gender Wars: The Police must not take sides

Summary

Lindsey Smith’s application for Judicial Review against Northumbria Police

If successful, this has implications that go way beyond just one police force and will force acceptance that the police cannot embrace a highly contested political ideology and expect to be trusted.

An inspection into activism and impartiality in policing

Gender Wars: The Police must not take sides

Summary

Lindsey Smith’s application for Judicial Review against Northumbria Police

If successful, this has implications that go way beyond just one police force and will force acceptance that the police cannot embrace a highly contested political ideology and expect to be trusted.

An inspection into activism and impartiality in policing

If you’d like to suggest yourself or another guest for future episodes, please contact us.