The Tyrrany of Tony Blair.

 I've blogged before about the changes to the Police Role and to law in general under the Blair government.

The introduction of Anti-Terrorism laws that have been misused time and time again by Police forces.

The introduction of "absolute" crimes that have no extenuating circumstances.

The introduction of fixed penalty notices for such crimes making the Police tax collectors.

The removal of Double Jeopardy allowing the Police to prosecute ad infinitum.

The changes to Legal Aid availability.

The introduction of the Violent Porn laws introducing laws who's wording allows mission creep to outlaw virtually any book, image etc.

I'm sure there are more that I have missed. But the above mark the Blair governments as the one that made the most serious changes to law enforcement and the rule of law for decades.

The removal of Double Jeopardy being one of the more egregious. It now allows for sloppy Police investigations. If the first investigation fails for whatever reason, then the Police and CPS can bring a new prosecution. Ostensibly there should be significant new evidence in order to bring the second prosecution, but we all know that the threshold for "significant new evidence" is pretty low. 

The thing is that while the Police and CPS have infinite funds with which to prosecute, the defendant doesn't. Legal; Aid has been withdrawn for a large proportion of instances and even if it were applicable, the quality of the legal support provided by legal aid is somewhat substandard. Unless you know how to work the system, as with all government funded programs.

So, the Police and the CPS can and have prosecuted maliciously in order to wear defendants down. I've been warned before of "causing mischief" by an MP regarding various issues, lest I be targeted by the Police and they start a version of "lawfare" against me. 

The various court appearances by Tommy Robinson are a case in point. The Police have conducted a state of lawfare against him as they have prosecuted him repeatedly. I see recently a a YouTube "auditor" is now being prosecuted because the Police are a bit fed up of him videoing them and holding them to account. It looks like they've finally found something to maliciously whack him with to teach him a lesson. No-one questions the Police, they are above the law, so it seems.

The Blair government did more to usher in this authoritarian state then any other Government before or since, although the following Coagulation of Cameron and Clegg with Mrs May as Home Secretary deferred to the Police too many times as well.

Successive Home Secretaries are also complicit, allowing the Police to overstretch their authority on numerous occasions. 

The misuse of various laws and Police powers has not been challenged at all by successive governments. We really need the Government to hold the Police to account. I've lost count of the number of times Cressida Dick has been in hot water, but she appears to be untouchable.

I just wonder if this is what a Tyrannical Police State actually looks like. At least we know who to blame: it was started by one Anthony Blair Esq. Oh, and he's getting a knighthood for his endeavours, including an illegal war. Fucked up or what?