non-crime hate incidents
UK Met Police Will Stop Investigating (But Will Still Record) “None-Crime Hate Incidents”
A small step in the right direction for free speech.
UK Conservatives Target “Non-Crime Hate Incidents” in Crime Bill Amendment as Police Admit No Evidence of Impact on Crime
Police logged 13,000 NCHIs last year, yet can’t say if even one helped prevent a crime.
British Journalist Allison Pearson Sues Essex Police Over Investigation Into Social Media Post
Pearson’s lawsuit challenges what she sees as a politicized use of police resources against lawful speech.
Leaked UK “Extremism” Policy Review Suggests Expanded Speech Restrictions
Leaked UK extremism policy review hints at broader crackdowns on online speech and redefines extremism to include “behaviors of concern.”
UK PM Starmer Slammed Over Police Controversy as Critics Decry “Woke Tweet Policing”
Critics slam Starmer’s stance as police face backlash over prioritizing policing tweets amidst rising violent crime rates.
UK: Boris Slams Starmer on Free Speech but Faces Heat for His Own Record
The former PM’s critique may be clouded by the fact that NCHIs flourished under his own administration.
Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf Supports Police Recording “Non-Crime Hate Incidents”
Secretive speech reporting systems.
UK College of Policing continues to threaten free speech
Accused of watering down free speech proposals.
UK Home Secretary: The “public want the police tackling crime, not debating gender on Twitter”
Vows to get police back to tackling crime.
UK police told to stop wasting time over people being offended by tweets
A change of policy.
UK police told to back off “offensive” tweets and get back to real crimes
Police have been wasting time on policing speech.