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| + | |birth_date=1953-03-19 | ||
| + | |birth_name=Ian Warwick Blair | ||
| + | |birth_place=Chester, Cheshire, England | ||
| + | |image=Ian Blair.jpg | ||
| + | |description=A senior UK policeman who claimed in 2006 that "[[Islamic terrorism]]" constituted "a far graver threat in terms of civilians than either the [[Cold War]] or the [[Second World War]]". | ||
| + | |religion=Anglican | ||
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|employment={{job | |employment={{job | ||
| − | |title=Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis | + | |title=Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis |
|start=1 January 2005 | |start=1 January 2005 | ||
| − | |end= 1 December 2008 | + | |end=1 December 2008 |
| − | |description= | + | |next=28 January 2009 |
| + | |description=Resigned after disagreements with [[Boris Johnson]]. | ||
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| − | |title=Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis | + | |title=Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis |
|start=2000 | |start=2000 | ||
|end=31 December 2004 | |end=31 December 2004 | ||
| + | |next=16 March 2005 | ||
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| + | '''Ian Blair''' has promoted the "[[war on terror]]" narrative, even claiming in 2006 that "[[Islamic terrorism]]" presented "a far graver threat in terms of civilians than either the [[Cold War]] or the [[Second World War]]".<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/dec/24/politics.terrorism</ref> | ||
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==Jean Charles de Menezes killing== | ==Jean Charles de Menezes killing== | ||
| − | After [[Jean Charles de Menezes]] was killed by an officer of the [[Metropolitan police force]], Ian Blair telephoned the [[Chairman of the Independent Police Complaints Commission]] (IPCC) and wrote a letter to the [[Home Office]] stating that "the shooting that has just occurred at Stockwell is not to be referred to the IPCC and that they will be given no access to the scene at the present time".<ref name=blairletter> | + | After [[Jean Charles de Menezes]] was killed by an officer of the [[Metropolitan police force]], Ian Blair telephoned the [[Chairman of the Independent Police Complaints Commission]] (IPCC) and wrote a letter to the [[Home Office]] stating that "the shooting that has just occurred at Stockwell is not to be referred to the IPCC and that they will be given no access to the scene at the present time".<ref name=blairletter>http://cms.met.police.uk/news/policy_organisational_news_and_general_information/commissioner/commissioner_s_letter_to_the_home_office</ref> |
==Terrorism comments== | ==Terrorism comments== | ||
| − | While in charge of the Met, Ian Blair gave a [[BBC]] radio interview in which he claimed that [[Islamic terrorism]] "is a far graver threat in terms of civilians than either the [[Cold War]] or the [[Second World War]]"(in which | + | While in charge of the Met, Ian Blair gave a [[BBC]] radio interview in which he claimed that [[Islamic terrorism]] "is a far graver threat in terms of civilians than either the [[Cold War]] or the [[Second World War]]"(in which maybe 47 million civilians were killed).<ref>http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/crime/article2097766.ece</ref> In November 2005, a controversy about detention without charge proposals led to Blair becoming involved in allegations of the police being "politicised", when Ian Blair was one of several senior police officers who lobbied MPs to support Government proposals to hold suspected "[[terrorist]]s" for 90 days.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4429716.stm</ref> |
==Brian Haw== | ==Brian Haw== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Ian Blair has promoted the "war on terror" narrative, even claiming in 2006 that "Islamic terrorism" presented "a far graver threat in terms of civilians than either the Cold War or the Second World War".[1]
Contents
Jean Charles de Menezes killing
After Jean Charles de Menezes was killed by an officer of the Metropolitan police force, Ian Blair telephoned the Chairman of the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) and wrote a letter to the Home Office stating that "the shooting that has just occurred at Stockwell is not to be referred to the IPCC and that they will be given no access to the scene at the present time".[2]
Terrorism comments
While in charge of the Met, Ian Blair gave a BBC radio interview in which he claimed that Islamic terrorism "is a far graver threat in terms of civilians than either the Cold War or the Second World War"(in which maybe 47 million civilians were killed).[3] In November 2005, a controversy about detention without charge proposals led to Blair becoming involved in allegations of the police being "politicised", when Ian Blair was one of several senior police officers who lobbied MPs to support Government proposals to hold suspected "terrorists" for 90 days.[4]
Brian Haw
Blair initially told the Metropolitan Police Authority that the operation to remove protestor Brian Haw cost £7,200, whereas the true cost was £27,000.[5]
Resignation
On 2 October 2008 Blair announced that he would officially step down from the post on 1 December after disagreements with Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London.
References
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/dec/24/politics.terrorism
- ↑ http://cms.met.police.uk/news/policy_organisational_news_and_general_information/commissioner/commissioner_s_letter_to_the_home_office
- ↑ http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/crime/article2097766.ece
- ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4429716.stm
- ↑ http://www.guardian.co.uk/antiwar/story/0,,1786523,00.html
