Tag 'terrorism'
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What are those stars on the ceilings of tube trains?
Posted by whenthiswasfields over 2 years ago
Last active over 2 years ago
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I’ve wondered this for years – what are the blue, five-pointed star-shaped stickers that you sometimes see in tube carriages (usually on the ceiling), particularly on the Circle line? When I was younger I thought they were coded messages from / for the IRA – ‘train marked for bombing’...
What are your thoughts about London and terrorism?
Posted by themanwhofellasleep about 1 year ago
Last active about 1 year ago
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If anything has really put London on the map in the last few years, it was the Tube bombings. Our place as a global capital was sealed by 7/7. Obviously, this is not a good thing, but it’s quite interesting the way that it has changed the city – the relations between the public and the police, the way we...
Counter Terrorism – The London (and national!) Debate
Posted by Babb about 1 year ago
Last active about 1 year ago
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This may be of interest to FCLers ??At the full meeting of the MPA this Thursday 31 May, the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) will present their review of police use of counter-terrorism stop and search powers in London, as requested by the MPA in ‘Counter-Terrorism: The London Debate’. This MPS repo...
Sniffer dogs to be honoured
Posted by Ben about 1 year ago
Last active about 1 year ago
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...Labradors Vinnie and Billy, and Jake, a spaniel, will be awarded the animals’ George Cross… Now I don’t want to diminish the efforts of our emergency services, but what’s the point of giving a medal to a dog? They don’t have the first clue about the impact of their actions; they&#...
