Melanie Phillips

Melanie Phillips

Share this post

Melanie Phillips
Melanie Phillips
The thin blue line fractures

The thin blue line fractures

If boundaries aren’t recognisable, they can’t be policed

Melanie Phillips's avatar
Melanie Phillips
Feb 15, 2022
∙ Paid
Share
Police take the knee, Downing Street, June 2020

In yet another contribution to the now desperately overcrowded category of “you couldn’t make this up”, it’s been reported in Britain that a senior Metropolitan Police officer who wrote the force’s anti-drugs strategy has been accused of taking cannabis, LSD and magic mushrooms.

A misconduct hearing was told…

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to Melanie Phillips to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Melanie Phillips
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share