Mainly a blog site about the rights and wrongs of Policing. Mainly.
I’ve had it with Twitter blocking my posts through no fault of my own. Norton relented and pronounced it Clean, and they’re particularly difficult to satisfy. Here I am, reborn. I have replicated the old Retired and Angry here, hopefully …
It is no longer a secret that our old mucker Mike Pannett (@MikePannett) has declared his hand, he will be standing as an Independent Candidate in the forthcoming PCC Elections on May 5th. I wish him all the very best …
Spotlight On North Yorkshire – Smoke Or Mirrors, Fact Or Fiction? Read more »
It only seems like a moment ago that the Police were being criticised for the manner in which they investigated and recorded crimes and how they treated or regarded the victims of those crimes. There are any manner of ‘anti’ …
And so #DegreeGate rumbles on and still nobody is much clearer, with many simply remaining to be convinced. Many, like me I suspect, are waiting to see the ‘evidence’ that this is a good idea. Being a bit of a …
It didn’t take long. My first post of 2016 is back to questining an old chestnut from last year. All was going well, I was sitting quietly in the kitchen munching on my Coco Pops when it happened. I happened …
Some things just don’t go away, they hang around like an unwelcome guest, or the after effects of Brussel Sprout Soup. This last week or 10 days, whatever it is, has seen Direct Entry and Graduate Recruitment take centre stage. …
Goes to………….. You’ll have to wait just a little longer to find out, sorry. I’ve been more successful this year, I haven’t received anywhere near as many Refusals to my Freedom of Information Requests, even the Home Office, whilst far …
I need to be careful with this one so I’ll stick to demonstrable facts and I’ll invite you to join the dots yourselves. It was pointed out to me recently that the recent HMIC inspections identified Lincolnshire as best Value …
The Motion:- That this House notes with concern the loss of 17,000 police officers in the last five years; further notes the most recent Police Recorded Crime statistics, which show sharp rises in some of the more serious crimes including …
This is the Hymn Book and we should all be singing from the same one. For the last 5 years Rank and File Police Officers, Retired Police Officers and a large number of members of the Great British Public …
Police Chiefs – Let Me Introduce You To The Hymn Book Read more »