Author name: Alan Wright

If you’re not the sort of person who is devious and reads Social Media posts that you’re blocked from seeing (somehow) and then recycles them in a way which is libellous and encourages other like-minded people to join in, then this is not for you, you can leave now if you wish,  However If you are a Troll then this is for you Social Media EtiquetteAnybody complaining about others causing alarm and distress should not themselves attempt to cause alarm and distress.… Read the whole post

INTRODUCTION I thought I’d finished writing about the personpower (OK manpower) levels and experience in Policing, but it seems not.  Over 2 years ago I wrote a piece about the Length of Service in the Police Service of England and Wales and how the profile had changed over the years.… Read the whole post

The College of Policing’s Barred List is one of the few topics that I haven’t really addressed before.  I may have made a passing reference to it in the past, but I’ve decided to give it some free publicity.… Read the whole post

Who would join this job any more?  Who would stay in this job any more?  What job?  Policing is the answer. I know I’m an old crusty dinosaur out of touch with the world of Policing, but I do take a keen interest in it, and will support it when I can. … Read the whole post

The Headline News.  So they made it.  However, that isn’t all of the story.The Police Family in total has still not fully recovered to its 2010 levels.  I know that wasn’t part of any Boris Pledge, but it remains a fact that 13 years later the Police SERVICE is still smaller than it was in 2010. … Read the whole post

The Problem Now Once again the BBC finds itself in the position of being the news rather than reporting the news. 0 0… Read the whole post

As many of you will be aware I recently wrote an Open Letter, regarding Thin Blue Line patches, to the Home Secretary and the Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis.I forwarded copies of it to the Home Office and the Metropolitan Police Force.… Read the whole post