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Police Reform Part 2: Rule Brittania!

We're back to discuss why police reform should start in the classroom and what Johnny Depp taught us about colonisation.

The Sinister Origins of Policing

This month we look look into the surprisingly horrifying origins of the police force, the proposed reforms in Minneapolis, and how to properly cure dick leather. Sources: https://www.versobooks.com/books/2817-the-end-of-policing https://www.reuters.com/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests-reform/minneapolis-city-council-resolves-to-replace-police-with-community-led-model-idUSKBN23J2W5 https://www.inverse.com/innovation/minneapolis-police-automation-real-time-data https://www.dailysentinel.com/apna/us/image_4dbd35f9-311d-51a0-b1f5-14c14f626c18.html https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/06/i-know-why-police-reforms-fail/613189 https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/06/i-know-why-police-reforms-fail/613189 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/01/us/politics/police-military-gear.html https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/history/gcse/history-8145/subject-content/shaping-the-nation https://www.ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk/crime-justice-and-the-law/policing/number-of-arrests/latest https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/52890363 https://www.ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk/crime-justice-and-the-law/policing/stop-and-search/latest https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-44214748 https://www.policeconduct.gov.uk/research-and-learning/statistics/annual-deaths-during-or-following-police-contact-statistics https://fullfact.org/crime/police-funding-england-and-wales/ https://fortune.com/2020/06/09/defund-the-police-budget-spending-state-local-dismantle-protests-george-floyd-how-much-spent/ https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01639625.2020.1741775?scroll=top&needAccess=true https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/stories-48885846 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/report-documents-us-recid_b_9542312?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAANIwv0zIOvVRAhpRYOn6qUVrJIZi9N5bsr8BBzziscqGxflj3Kt8rIfzI2F6efIlcqBRfC63O9obIlN2Ndta3uaOdEHX3aTtoVZsVTVDNn-USJ1rRQrN8dYtK4dJedGyJp3DiDQAI9cmUytgrCrk83lHVK-6YHT3yyrv013UKSZA https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn04334/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/300986/incarceration-rates-in-oecd-countries/ https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/05/us/cahoots-replace-police-mental-health-trnd/index.html intro by: Bubamara Brass Band "Manea Romi" outro by: 4bstr4ck3r "Soundboy" Thumbnail art by: Tito Belgrave https://www.artstation.com/artwork/Xy19l

The Weird World of Twin Billionaires the Barclay Brothers and How You Can Become a Feudal Lord

We take a break from the more emotionally ravaging news of late and focus on the peculiar saga of the billionaire Barclay brothers and their influence in the UK. We also uncover the strange world of Sark, a feudal island in the modern era and how you can help us set up a utopia on its secluded shores. Help us invade Sark: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/sacksark?utm_term=xe9gW9YN6 Article link: https://members.tortoisemedia.com/2020/03/02/barclays-1-end-of-empire/content.html

10 Reasons to Garrote Your Landlord or The REAL Reason Housing is Unaffordable (and how to fix it)

If the accusations of avocado binges causing your inability to accrue capital still ring in your ear, this is the episode for you. A lot of us already have a sense about the advantages gen x and prior received when it comes to economic circumstances, but do you know the full story? We summarise some of the policies that lead us here and talk about some ways to solve them. The full policy proposal document mentioned: https://labour.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/12081_19-Land-for-the-Many.pdf

BILE CAST: Labour Leak Reading Mini-Series

Since the coverage has been sparse at best, we are still talking about the Labour Leaks. We're reading you an abridged version so you don't miss any of the gory details, (and more importantly you don't have to sift through 860 pages) as part of our new mini-series Bile-cast.