Ask A Policeman?
if I wanted to know how to make an atomic bomb (that will definitely get me on a list somewhere) I would ask a Nuclear Physicist. If I wanted to know how to make a fine Wedding Frock I would …
Tag: Cuts
Some VERY Interesting Numbers
I am grateful to one of my readers for sending me the link to the National Audit Office report from last week. Not the edited highlights that the Press were quick to jump on one way or the other, but …
Gidiot’s Friday Quickie
Osborne does it again, he really does have a total contempt for ‘ordinary’ folk. George Osborne is to start selling the state’s £32bn stake in Royal Bank of Scotland at a loss, telling a City audience that delay would be …
Metropolitan Police – A Force In Crisis?
As a former Met officer I never in my wildest dreams thought I would see the day when the Met was anything less than the finest Force in the world. However the last week has made me question that. We …
Just Open Another Box
If ever I needed proof that the government have succeeded in hoodwinking the great British Public it was served up in abundance on last night’s BBC1. One Show. Firstly we had Richard Garside from The Centre for Crime and Justice Studies. …
Come On Cruella – Explain It To Us
Ii have heard many eloquent people highlighting the problems faced by Police and Public alike caused by the government’s reckless policy of repeatedly cutting the Police Budget. I know that this problem applies to other PublicSectors also, but today I …
Ponder This Cruella
Thursday saw a bizarre event. The people voted and it seems that the people voted for five more years of Cuts and Austerity, and that is absolutely the country’s right, if that’s what they want. However, within 36 hours of …
The Numbers Just Don’t Make Sense Imelda
Nearly 17,000 trained Police Officers have been discarded by the current coalition since they came to power. A similar number of Police Staff (civvies in old money) have also been turfed onto the scrap heap. It is estimated that a …