Roll Up, Roll Up, Enjoy The Show
Well Twatter was awash with condemnation yesterday, and I have to say I’m hardly surprised. It’s been a while since I saw such a ridiculous management decision, at least a week.… Read the whole post
July 2015
The Police Are The Public
And The Public Are The Police.
Except that is in danger of ceasing to be true.
The Peelian Principle that has been enshrined in Policing since 1829 is in danger of being cast aside by our illustrious Home Secretary.… Read the whole post
The Great Pensions Debacle
The saga is almost over.
The Great Injustice is about to be put right.
It seems that FireFighters and Police Officers who retired between 2001 and 2006, and who commuted any of their pension, were diddled out of some of their lump sum.… Read the whole post
The Dummy’s Guide To Privatisation/Outsourcing
Personally I quite like the Dummy’s Guides, I find them quite useful and am not offended by the title at all.
So, here goes, the Dummy’s Guide to Privatisation. I am indebted to Stella for giving me the inspiration.… Read the whole post
Public Safety? Not Our Priority Sir
In 2010 the Home Secretary, Theresa May, presented a paper to Parliament entitled Policing In The 21st Century, Reconnecting Police And The People.
I don’t normally waste my time reading such utter rubbish, but a few of the paragraphs caught my eye, and some even made me laugh.… Read the whole post
Ask A Policeman?
if I wanted to know how to make an atomic bomb (that will definitely get me on a list somewhere) I would ask a Nuclear Physicist.
If I wanted to know how to make a fine Wedding Frock I would ask a seamstress.… Read the whole post
Govt PROVES It Doesn’t Care About Policing
just when you thought you were buckling up for a bumpy ride, the whole thing went off the rails.
During the lifetime of the last, inept, coalition government we saw cutbacks to Policing (amongst other Public Services I hasten to add) on a totally unprecedented and eye-watering scale.… Read the whole post
Who Would Be A Cunning Linguist?
Anybody who wants to join the Met apparently.
As from 20th July 2015 anyone considering joining the Met as a Constabule needs to be able to speak one or more of the following languages in addition to Eengleesh;
• Yoruba (Nigeria)
• Hebrew
• Arabic
• Hindi
• Punjabi
• Italian
• German
• Turkish
• Greek
• Spanish
• Polish
• Portuguese
• Sinhali (Sri Lanka)
• Bengali
No place there for Fronglais.… Read the whole post
#DoingItRight
It sounds boring. “What has it got to do with me?”
Doing it right is an excellent piece of advice and becomes more relevant by the day.
Policing is under attack from any number of directions.… Read the whole post
No Water Cannon For You Boris
So now Boris knows what it’s like to be a Police Officer without having to go through the training. Buy yourself a couple of Water Cannon cheap on eBay or wherever and attract the hostile attention of a lady who clearly doesn’t want to risk getting her shoes splashed.… Read the whole post
