Arm The Police, Or Not?
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. However, in my head I know that is no …
Category: Armed Police
Enough Is Enough
Since 2010 we have lost approx 20,000 Police Officers from our streets. The point has been (fairly) made that those numbers would not have prevented recent terrorist attacks. This is true. BUT those numbers give us hugely increased resilience and …
It’s Not About The Numbers
OH YES IT IS Last night Home Secretary Amber Rudd, appearing on BBC Question Time, repeated Theresa May’s mantra “it’s not about the numbers”. Well, as political campaigning for the General Election resumes today, I will have the temerity to …
Yes Folks, It’s Pantomime Season Once More
Oh no it isn’t. Oh, yes it is. Last night saw a public meeting, chaired by the Metropolitan Police, to discuss and seek to explain the events leading up to the fatal shooting of a young black man, Jermaine Baker. …
Thought For The Day
First and foremost my thoughts are with the victims  of yesterday’s terrible incident at Leytonstone, I hope they can all make a full recovery, and quickly. Before that however, I had already had a conversation on Twitter following on from …
Is It Time To Arm The British Police?
The question is really aimed at my former colleagues but please feel free to join in whoever you are. The world has changed after Paris 2015. First Charlie Ebdo and the accompanying attacks at the beginning of the year. Then, …
Was It April Fools Day Yesterday?
I was absolutely stunned at the amount of total bolleaux in the British Press yesterday in relation to Policing. It was so bad that I actually find it difficult to put it in an order of “badness”. a) We have …
Call Yourself Professional? You’re A Disgrace
The Armed Police of England and Wales regard themselves as ‘professional’. They undergo hours/days/weeks/months of training, and for what? Figures recently released show that during 14,864 operations in 2013-14 the actually fired their weapons only TWICE. What are we paying …
What Price A Firearms ‘Ticket’?
PC Tony Lloyd has had his day in Court. He has been tried by 12 good men and true and found Not Guilty of Murder. He was faced with the totally unenviable decision, pull the trigger or not? He chose …