Mick Hartley

From the Times, on the Met dropping charges against Graham Linehan:

The force said: “We understand the concern around this case. The commissioner has been clear he doesn’t believe officers should be policing toxic culture war debates, with current laws and rules on inciting violence online leaving them in an impossible position.

“As a result, the Met will no longer investigate non-crime hate incidents. We believe this will provide clearer direction for officers, reduce ambiguity and enable them to focus on matters that meet the threshold for criminal investigations.

“These incidents will still be recorded and used as valuable pieces of intelligence to establish potential patterns of behaviour or criminality.

“We will continue to investigate and arrest those who commit hate crimes — allowing us to comply with statutory guidance while focusing our resources on criminality and public protection.”

NCHIs – WHAT'S CHANGED? NOTHING.

The @metpoliceuk have announced that they will no longer investigate NCHIs. But they weren't anyway, they were investigating CRIMES and they will of course continue to do that.

Quietly buried in the Met statement is the fact that they will… pic.twitter.com/MmJ3hHWKGi

— Women's Rights Network – WRN (@WomensRightsNet) October 20, 2025

“Quietly buried in the Met statement is the fact that they will continue to RECORD NCHIs. Too often, women have been the target of malicious and vexatious reports just for understanding reality and defending their rights.

“What has actually changed? Absolutely nothing. Nice try, Sir Mark Rowley. But, no cigar. Yet.“