Mainly a blog site about the rights and wrongs of Policing. Mainly.
Last Updated on June 11, 2021 by RetiredAndAngry Much has been heard from the Home Office and the Conservative Party in General about the Police Uplift Programme. Those of you who have read me regularly will know by now what …
Police Uplift Programme & Graduate/Apprenticeship Entry – Do They Mix? Read more »
Last Updated on May 20, 2021 by RetiredAndAngry Much has been said about the Policing Educational Qualification Framework (PEQF) and the so called Graduate Entry Programme. I have been one of many to mistakenly use this title, but it is …
The ‘Nonsense’ That Is The Police Graduate Entry Programme Read more »
Last Updated on May 18, 2021 by RetiredAndAngry The modern day Police Service was the innovation of Sir Robert Peel, as we all well know. Broadly speaking there are 9 Peelian Principles on which Policing in the UK is based, …
Last Updated on May 18, 2021 by RetiredAndAngry I don’t know about anybody else but I am reaching the point of no return with our current brand of politicians. It doesn’t seem to matter very much which party they represent …
Last Updated on May 3, 2021 by RetiredAndAngry I may have been a little critical of late, of Boris’s boast to enlist 20,000 extra Police Officers over a 3 year period. I have certainly noticed that the mantra has changed …
Last Updated on April 22, 2021 by RetiredAndAngry Copied from a piece written by Chris Hobbs yesterday for Police Oracle which is free to view. However, a technical glitch means that the paywall still appears when accessed from a mobile …
Racism: are police officers being unfairly stereotyped? Read more »
Last Updated on March 30, 2021 by RetiredAndAngry Not new news, but something you may not be aware of. I live nearby and was aware of it, but still think it deserves a higher profile. My friends at British Ironworks …
Last Updated on March 18, 2021 by RetiredAndAngry The Police Uplift Programme is the rather grand name for Boris Johnson’s mythical 20,000 ‘extra‘ Police Officers that he has promised the population. I have previously mentioned it here, but have now …
The Police Uplift Programme – A Few Uncomfortable(?) Facts Read more »
Last Updated on March 12, 2021 by RetiredAndAngry I admit it, Lockdown has got to me. I am bored. I’m even bored enough to find out how various Government Departments perform, faced with incoming Freedom of Information Act requests. I …
Last Updated on January 31, 2021 by RetiredAndAngry The Police Uplift Programme is the rather grand name given to the vanity project that is Boris’ 20,000 Extra Police Officers. So that’s what it is, but is it working? If you …