The state’s Southport narrative is crumbling

Southport riot report undermines far-right narrative – but opens door to speech crackdown

His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) has published the second tranche of its report on the police response to the serious disorder that followed the Southport murders in July 2024.Commissioned by the Home Secretary, the review sought to identify lessons from what was, according to the National Police Chiefs’ Council, the most significant mobilisation of public order resources since 2011. Tranche 2 focus…

The state’s Southport narrative is crumbling

What really caused the countrywide unrest after the Southport massacre last summer? Last week, a report by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS), shed a much-needed light on this vital question. This was the second part of HMICFRS’s inspection of the police response to the public disorder that followed Axel