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Who Would You Rather Trust?
This week saw the publication of the 2023 IPSOS Veracity Index, illustrating how trustworthy the Great British Public perceive a selection of Professions to be. Who would you rather trust? I must begin by revealing that it contained a few surprises to me.… Read the whole postRead Whole Post
To Join Or Not To Join?
To join or not to join? To leave or not to leave? Those are the questions. It may come as no surprise to you to hear that I’m not really a fan of the Police Uplift Programme, I have written more than enough about it already, however, today I am tempted just a little bit more.… Read the whole postRead Whole Post
Against The Odds
As a rule I try not to promote the BBC, I personally find them to be less than independent, and frequently appear to be more interested in making the news than simply reporting it. … Read the whole postRead Whole Post
Beware The Guardians of Social Media
I have thought about this long and hard, it isn’t exactly hot off the press, but I do need to get it off my chest. I can only say that any, and all, serving Police Officers (amongst others) need to beware the guardians of Social Media.… Read the whole postRead Whole PostPlease Tell Me I’m Dreaming
Somebody, or several somebodies, will disagree with me on this, and that is fine, but maybe you could please tell me I’m dreaming, or maybe it’s a nightmare. Today I heard some news about Deputy Chief Constable Maggie Blyth. … Read the whole postRead Whole Post
PC CASEY, PC FRANKS, PC CLAPHAM, PC BOND AND A/PS SIMPSON – SUMMARY FINDINGS
I’m not going to write very much about this at all, which is somehow more difficult. I have read the Summary Findings of the GM Hearing for officers Casey, Franks, Clapham, Bond and Simpson, in some areas more than once, and I still remain confused.… Read the whole postRead Whole Post
Does The Met Have A Recruitment/Retention Problem?
Does the Met have a Recruitment/Retention problem? I didn’t really think so until very recenttly. The savagery of Theresa May’s cuts caught up with them eventually, but apart from that I didn’t really think that they had a specific problem.… Read the whole postRead Whole Post
Apparently I Have Been A Very Naughty Boy
Apparently I have been a very naughty boy. Today I received the following email from my website host Your Business Web Hosting for retiredandangry.co.uk has exceeded its resource usage limits. This could slow the performance of your websites and cause 503 (Service Unavailable) errors.… Read the whole postRead Whole Post
RIP Old Friend TJF
I wrote a short piece on the Book of Faeces this morning, that was in a Closed Group, so most of you won’t have have seen it. RIP Old Friend TJF, a personal opinion of how I see the future of the Metropolitan Police Service Not Force.… Read the whole postRead Whole PostAn Honestly Held Belief
An Honestly Held Belief There is a principle in law that a person is entitled to use an appropriate level of force if they have an honestly held belief that it is necessary because they, or somebody else, is in Enjoyed the post?… Read the whole postRead Whole Post
