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Author: RetiredAndAngry
End Of Year State Of The Metropolitan Police
This week saw the release of the March 2024 Workforce levels. I can finally see what the end of year state of the Metropolitan Police is. Did the downward trend continue, or was it just a transitory blip? … Read the whole postRead Whole Post
The Met in Crisis?
I may have mentioned this before, but Sir Mark Rowley believes that there is a crisis in the Met. In particular, he believes this crisis has been brought about by lack of funding, and poor recruitment. … Read the whole postRead Whole Post
Purdah? What Purdah?
Just a short one today, winding down, less than 3 months till I finally shut up and leave you all in peace. With the 2024 General Election due next month, a whole sector of the population is effectively gagged by Purdah.… Read the whole postRead Whole Post
Met faces lowest staffing levels in decade, says Sir Mark Rowley
I have posted twice recently about the changing size and profile of the Metropolitan Police. I’m not one of Sir Mark Rowley’s fans, but I do want to agree with his comments on staffing levels. … Read the whole postRead Whole PostMet Manpower Part 2
One interesting response to my previous post was that I was contacted by a couple of former Met officers informing me that they really “don’t give a shit”. I wasn’t offended, but I was saddened that anybody who devoted the majority, or all, of their working lives to the Met no longer gives a shit. … Read the whole postRead Whole PostMet Manpower
I make absolutely no apology for the title Met Manpower, as I use man in the ‘mankind’ context and nothing to do with gender at all. I’m of an age where I get fed up with being bullied and humiliated into not using perfectly acceptable, common-usage terms. … Read the whole postRead Whole PostThe Angiolini Report
Today there has been much discussion, debate and many views and questions following the publication of The Angiolini Report. Lady Elish Angiolini has been conducting an enquiry following the shocking events surrounding former PC Wayne Couzens and others.… Read the whole postRead Whole Post
Why Do I Bother?
Events from the last week or so have left me wondering “Why do I bother?” In no particular order, the sort of things that have been vexing me are; The extraordinary outcome of an investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct, but that is far from being an isolated incident. … Read the whole postRead Whole Post
Exactly Why TJF
The main reason I’m writing this is simply because it’s too long for an X Was Twitter. The other reason is to share my views on how & why TJF. I have spent most of this morning on the phone trying to source a new TV because I was stupid enough to watch the latest episode of To Catch A Copper, The Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset, Sarah Crew, had invited the cameras in to see how the PSD and Anti Corruption Unit work, what they do and a cross-section of the sort of incidents they deal with.… Read the whole postRead Whole Post
Independent Office for Police Conduct
This week saw the publication of the Independent Office for Police Conduct Annual Report. Fear not, I’m not going to subject you to a precis of all 152 pages, just some of them.… Read the whole postRead Whole Post
