July 2017 - RetiredAndAngry

The State Of Policing 2017 Style

#CrisisInPolicing, #CutsHaveConsequences, #MaysMayhem, #NoConfidenceInTheresaMay, Police Station Closures, Policing / RetiredAndAngry

The date is March 2010. David Cameron has yet to win the General Election and form his ‘victorious’ coalition government. What does the State of Policing look like? Firstly, and, easiest to answer, we have a full compliment of Police Stations, Canteens, Helicopters, Dogs and Horses etc etc.… Read the whole post

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Bloody Civvies

4 Comments / #CrisisInPolicing, #CutsHaveConsequences, #MaysMayhem, Cuts, Metropolitan Police, MPS, Policing / RetiredAndAngry

Behind every good cop is a bloody civvie. The oft-forgotten backbone of the Police Service is the Police Staff, affectionately known as the bloody civvies. Many people don’t realise it but the relationship between officer and civvie can be a very intense one sometimes.… Read the whole post

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Smoke And Mirrors? Meet Mirrors And Smoke

#CrimeStats, Crime Stats, CSEW, Home Office, ONS, Policing / RetiredAndAngry

Dear reader I am typing this slowly as I know it’s a dry, boring subject that most of us don’t bother with, but unfortunately for you, I do. You may want to make yourself a cup of strong coffee before you read any further.… Read the whole post

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The Finest Police Force In The World

2 Comments / #CrisisInPolicing, #CutsHaveConsequences, #MaysMayhem, #NoConfidenceInTheresaMay, David Cameron, Policing, Theresa May / RetiredAndAngry

Or it was at least, and it gives me absolutely no pleasure to write these words. When I joined the Met a million years ago in 1972 the old sweats took delight in telling me that I was now part of the finest Police Force in the world, they were referring to the Met of course, but a case could have been made for almost any UK Police Force.… Read the whole post

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Ask Not What You Can Do For Your Country…

6 Comments / Policing / RetiredAndAngry

……..but what your country can do for you. No, that’s not a misprint, it’s how I meant it. The 20th July 2017 was a dark day in the middle of a dark era.… Read the whole post

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#WhoseStreets?

3 Comments / Policing / RetiredAndAngry

I must begin with an apology dear reader, I had hoped to have finished with the thorny subject of Stop and Search, but it seems that at least one reprise is needed.… Read the whole post

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An Open Letter To @PoliceChiefs

4 Comments / #CrisisInPolicing, NPCC, Police, Policing / RetiredAndAngry

You are, by definition, all senior Police Officers, yet you seem to have lost touch with the fine officers that form the Front Line. As you are obviously aware, when the Conservative-led coalition came to power in 2010 there were 142,363 Police Officers in England and Wales, excluding BTP, or 145,015 if you include BTP. … Read the whole post

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Who Are West Mercia Police?

1 Comment / PCC, Policing, West Mercia / RetiredAndAngry

A good question. They cover a HUGE area, 2,868 square miles, and almost 1.2 million people, but not many people could find them on a map. Basically it consists of the counties of Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Shropshire.… Read the whole post

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Arm The Police Or Not?

8 Comments / Armed Police, Policing, Terrorism / RetiredAndAngry

I am Old School, a Traditionalist, and I make no apology for that. In my heart we would be policed in the old-fashioned way, a truncheon, a whistle and a cape.… Read the whole post

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