Policing
Lib Dems officially back cannabis legalisation
They become the only major party to support legalisation of cannabis for recreational use
Boris breaks (another) election promise as 3,000 police officers are lost
The Met has lost over 3,000 police officers since May 2010, despite a promise by Boris Johnson to maintain police numbers "at or around 32,000".
The erosion of local policing in London must be stopped
There are now 2,900 fewer police officers compared to 2010.
Ken vows to reverse Boris’s police cuts and “make the streets safer”
Three months out from May's Mayoral elections, Ken Livingstone today unveiled his “policing pledge for London”, reports Left Foot Forward’s Shamik Das.
Resources, powers and accountability – the three big issues facing the police in 2012
Kevin Meagher looks at the biggest problems for the police to deal with over the coming year
The creeping militarisation of our police must be resisted
Kevin Meagher argues that increased spending on military-style equipment for the police is the last thing that the riots should lead to.