
POLICING THE NEW NORMAL
by Kenan Malik
This essay, on how the coronavirus pandemic may shape policing and surveillance in the post-pandemic world, was my Observer column this week. It was published on 12 April 2020, under the headline ‘Yes, expect more surveillance during a crisis, but beware it once the danger has passed’. ‘We will not at this stage be checking the items in baskets and trolleys to see whether it is a legitimate necessary item,’ Nick Adderley, chief constable of Northamptonshire, warned last week, ‘but if people […]
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