Subscriber It must be a day ending in -Y, as the UK government is proving its incompetence, maliciousness and corruption, and the opposition is nowhere to be found. Meanwhile, the Tories continue to enact their program of fascist legislation, increasing police powers and stripping the vulnerable of their legal rights.

Surprising absolutely no one, the highly anticipated Sue Gray report amounts to twelve pages of nothing. Why anyone thought that a report from a senior civil servant with possible ties to the secret services would usefully hold her friends in government to account is beyond us, but nonetheless the Metropolitan Police took it upon themselves to delay, censor and stifle this joke of a document.

Speaking of the Met, further revelations of the force's culture of misogyny came out this week, just in time for the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill to make its final pass through the House of Lords. While much was made of the Lords voting down some of the controversial clauses relating to protest in the Bill, sections that give police more power to attack the marginalised, especially those living non-sedentary lifestyles, remain intact. Cries for reform of policing institutions are as futile now as they ever were; the time is ripe to defund the entire apparatus, and abolish the Home Office too while we're at it. In different, but not entirely unrelated news, our supporter fundraising campaign is going well, but we could still do with your help!

Check out all the details on our Steady page here.

Just to clarify once more, The Norwich Radical is not implementing a paywall or a subscription fee - all the writing and artwork we publish will still be available for free on our site.

Steady is a fundraising platform which will, in time, allow us to be both self-sufficient and be able to finally pay all our writers and editors, a goal which we have been working towards since founding the publication.

Anything you can do, including sharing the Steady page, will help, and we thank you for it. Independent media is becoming more of a necessity in a reality in which most outlets and platforms are controlled by a small number of people with corrupt and profiteering agendas. Your support, in whatever form it may come, helps us provide an alternative voice to speak up against encroaching authoritarianism and sheer incompetence.

We hope you'll join us.

In solidarity,
The Norwich Radical Editorial Team Most Read Articles in January Want to change how you receive these emails?
You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list