Edward Boyd

Research Fellow at the think tank Policy Exchange

The Police Federation should not be jumping the gun and playing politics with public safety. It is a necessary and healthy part of the negotiations that they are advocating strongly for their members, but to so at the expense of public safety is a step too far.

Ann Barnes

Chair of the Kent Police Authority

I have spent since Sunday evening in Solihull at the Association of Police Authorities Transition Conference which was all about getting ready for a seamless change from Police Authorities to Police and Crime Commissioners in November.

Kyle Victor

International Relations Graduate Student at LSE, Debate Mate Mentor

It seems to me that, in a manner somewhat evocative of the Incredible Hulk, politicians in both America and the United Kingdom suddenly mutate from passably normal humans into furious and destructive ogres whenever they discuss the matter of immigration.

Nick Micinski

Researcher and human rights activist

Back in June 2011, the government presented their policy on counter terrorism - sold to us as the new Prevent strategy (what I call Prevent 2.0)- which supposedly signified a radical shift from Labour's approach to stopping extremism.

John Tully

In September last year, former New York Police chief Bill Bratton, who was in Britain to advise the Government about gang culture following the summer riots, described the morale of London's police as "awful"... If morale was awful back then it is now in a state which defies description.

Marc Hawker

Award winning director

I've just fallen in love with England again. I never thought it would happen, but after filming two dangerous and notorious men from Luton over the past year, I'm glad I live here. The two men are Tommy Robinson - the founder and leader of the English Defence League - and Sayful Islam - leader of a group of fundamentalist Muslims. Both are Luton born and bred. Tommy is the manager of a local tanning shop; Sayful was a tax inspector before he gave it up to bring Islam to the streets of Britain.

Ann Barnes

Chair of the Kent Police Authority

This year's budget setting meeting was a tough one. Police Authority members unanimously made a decision last week to accept a Government grant of £2...

Reyhana Patel

Freelance journalist, writer, researcher

Anyone with knowledge on extremism and terrorism would know that many studies have shown that radicalisation stems from a range of factors and that no individual can be radicalised by one single method such as watching YouTube videos or being exposed to extremist views.

Richard Marsh

Consultant and Writer

What is the collective noun to describe an assembly of home secretaries, past and present? A rage? A choler? A fury? The better term might be an impotence.

Ann Barnes

Chair of the Kent Police Authority

I was at the launch of a new super IT project last week, the first in the country. The project known as 'Athena' involves seven forces using the same ...

Austin Aneke

Founder/Director of UK Immigrant Magazine

The honorable minister's phrases of "fewer and better", "precisely selective", and "brightest and best", sounds like sifting the grain from the chaff; a complete display of contempt for vulnerable immigrants.

Terry Sanderson

President of the National Secular Society

The Archbishop of York, John Sentamu, has warned the government that if it tries to legalise gay marriage, it will face a huge onslaught from religious bodies. These are not empty words.

Ann Barnes

Chair of the Kent Police Authority

Well I have to say that watching the play One Man, Two Guvnors last week was hilarious and I would definitely recommend going to see the play. It had me in stitches. James Corden (Smithy from Gavin and Stacey) was the star of the show, but everyone who performed in it was excellent - a real team effort!

Thelma Etim

Thelma Etim freelance journalist

The students analyse the psychological strategies the abuser - referred to as 'The Dominator' - exploits to control the victim such as using the children as a weapon in the courts or threatening to kill himself/herself and the children.

Jackie Doyle-Price

Member of Parliament for Thurrock

I am proud of this country and of the liberties we enjoy. I am proud that we give a safe haven to those fleeing persecution. I am also proud that Britain is seen as a beacon of freedom and opportunity and that so many people would wish to pursue their lives here.

Ayesha Saran

Migration and Europe Programme Manager at the Barrow Cadbury Trust

Some 18 months after the general election, the British remain as sceptical about immigration and politicians' ability to manage it as they were in the dying days of Gordon Brown's government.