ACPO letter to Chief constables and Commissioners :

Officers should be reminded that it is not an offence for a member of the public or journalist to take photographs of a public building and use of cameras by the public does not ordinarily permit use of stop and search powers.

Lancashire Police in action :

Photographer films his own ‘anti-terror’ arrest

Man held in police station for eight hours after taking pictures of Christmas celebrations in Accrington

What a wonderful country I live in – I hope the rest of the world points and laughs at us.

Welcome to Great Britain – great as in great big fuck up!