The death of Sir David Amess has tragically sharpened the tension between security and openness
Photograph: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty ImagesPhotograph: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Imageshe ornate black gates that loom at the mouth of Downing Street were designed to look as though they have guarded the entrance for centuries. In truth, their installation was a relatively recent event in the history of Britain’s most famous street. They were put in, as a protection against terrorism, over the Christmas period in 1989 when Margaret Thatcher lived there.
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