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Comments on British politics and London's Metropolitan Police. Outlook for demonstrations by black and Asian police officers; Discussion of allegations against Chief Inspector Leroy Logan, the anti-corruption investigation, and race relations within the police force; Stance of the Metropolitan Black Police Association on recruiting; The anti-racist initiatives generated by the 1999 Macpherson report; Suggestion that David Blunkett is blind to racism.

Discusses privatization, using the term "Bastard Privatisation", and the fate of the London Underground. Idea that private companies are supposed to have the incentive of being accountable, whereas bureaucracy does not; Introduction of the private finance initiative by Kenneth Clarke in the 1990s; Details of the London Underground derailment at Camden; Bob Kiley, the American brought to London to manage the transport, who parcelled out the Underground lines to three private companies; What the companies are responsible for; How Bastard Privatisation promotes a state-sponsored private monopoly; Opinon that the PFI does not have the obligation to deal with customer grievances and exploits public funds.

Comments on the destruction of the Yarl's Wood detention centre near Bedford, England. The centre, holding asylum-seekers, which was set on fire during a riot; Reasons behind the building of Yarl's Wood; Description of conditions inside the detention camp including the lack of sprinkler system; Private facility which was run by Group 4; Details of the riot; Charges that Group 4 blocked the Bedfordshire Fire and Police from timely help; Anger from Home Secretary David Blunkett; Treatment of fire as corporate manslaughter; Recovery of money sought with aid of the Riot Damages Act of 1886; Actions of Group 4 regarding potentially damaging statements by employees to the police; Group 4's history of running detention centres; Call by author to cut off public funds for Group 4.

Focuses on the issues concerning the plan of the United States (U.S.) government to install a national missile defense system in Yorkshire, England. Arguments of the political leaders in Great Britain on the issue; Response of the New Labour Party on the problems faced by the country on the U.S. plan; Effect of the result of the U.S. elections on the possible decision of British Prime Minister Tony Blair on the issue.

Discusses the campaign against drugs in Cambridge, England. Social class aspects of the campaign; Highlights on the reputable people involved in the campaign; Stance of Judge Jonathan Haworth on the issue.

Analyzes the power of Cardinal Irvine, the Lord High Chancellor of England. Information on corruptions wherein Irvine had been involved; His influence on Britain's House of Lords; Existence of elite politicians in Britain; Criticisms against Chancellor Irvine and Great Britain Prime Minister Tony Blair.

Discusses the failure of communitarian politics in a city in Birmingham, England. Communitarianism espoused by sociologist Dick Atkinson; Communitarian initiatives of people in Balsall Heath; Factors behind the failure of communitarian politics.

Discusses the controversial past of the Hinduja brothers Srichand, Gopichand, Prakash and Ashok, wealthy businessmen in London, England, who are funding the Faith Zone. Details on the Bofors arms affair in Rajiv Gandhi's Indian government; Findings of the Indian Central Bureau of Investigation on the Hindujas' link to the arms scandal; Guests at the Hinduja Diwali party at Alexandra Palace in London.

Looks at the issue of tolerance for inflammatory political and public figures in Great Britain following the July 7, 2005 terrorist bombings in London. Review of how Karl Marx was living in exile in London while German, French and Austro-Hungarian officials sought his arrest; Discussion of how Lord Granville, the home secretary of the time, remained indifferent because he adhered to the British ideals of freedom of speech and level-headedness; Comparison of Marxism in Britain to Bin Ladenism in Britain; Author's view that the trouble with Islamism is that it does not need very many fanatics to transform a society.

Focuses on the cocaine trade and cocaine use in England. Comments made by Sir Ian Blair, the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, regarding the contradictions of ethical consumerism when it comes to cocaine; Reference to a British Crime Survey that showed the popularity of cocaine use in England and Wales; Claim that those who find it fashionable to buy fair trade and to boycott genetically modified food are the same people who will use cocaine; Statement that the cocaine trade supports the dictators and mafia who terrorize much of Latin America; Criticism of the criminal justice system that imprisons drug traffickers; Opinion that rich consumers are as interested in marketing their social status as they are in social justice; Suggestion that the drug trade be legalized.

Denounces the English state school system for its practice of brainwashing children at young ages by imposing the beliefs of the Church of England. Scrutiny of the practices of the Jesuits in educating children; Belief that if you send your children to C of E schools, they undergo a sort of hypnosis.

Relates an incident at Bridgeview special school in Hull, England, where more than half the staff were accused of beating up their pupils. Background on the school; Accusations against the teachers and care workers; Reactions to the allegations; Suspension of some staff members; Investigation by authorities; How the accusations were found to be groundless; Impact on the school, including the loss of disillusioned staff.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including the column on London, England mayor, Ken Livingstone in the January 21, 2008 issue and the articles on working in British television by Ziauddin Sardar and assessing U.S. presidential candidates by John Pilger, both of which appeared in the January 28, 2008 issue.