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Some VERY Interesting Numbers

Reading Time: 3 minutes 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 the full report. I’ve only skim read it a couple of times so far, so […]

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Mutual Aid

Reading Time: < 1 minute in the week that sees the Annual Police Federation Conference in Bournemouth I was reading Chris Hobbs’ powerful letter to Theresa May  After exchanging a bit of banter with Clive Chamberlain it hit me.  It has often been quoted that cuts to the Police Service have already amounted to losing the equivalent of Devon&Cornwall, Dorset,

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If It Ain’t Broke Don’t Fix It–What The Country Voted For

Reading Time: 4 minutes In Camoron’s first incarnation as the Nation’s Prime Minister he set about reforming the Legal System system, amongst others.  In doing so he aimed to save about £450 Million from Legal Aid bills.  This led to the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO coming into force. This Act, which personally I

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Have Your Say, Tell Me What You Think–The Results Are In

Reading Time: 2 minutes A while ago I posed the question – Would you be willing to pay a small amount more each month to help safeguard our Public Services? I posted a short online survey for you to tell me your views, and the results are in. Shown below are the actual responses received, minus names and email

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Policing Under Theresa May – Some Undeniable Truths

Reading Time: 6 minutes While I sit and ponder my future I found myself thinking about a couple of ‘Improvements’ that Theresa May has made to Policing.  My experience and knowledge is really linked to the Met, so if I say something which does not extend to your Force please forgive me, unlike Ms Khan, any unfair generalisations are

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The Numbers Just Don’t Make Sense Imelda

Reading Time: 3 minutes 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 similar scale of carnage will be committed in the following years due to the coaltion’s

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Cynical? Me? Surely Not?

Reading Time: 9 minutes I must apologise for the language but I really have just about enough of this Government’s Total Bollocks. It’s Bullshit in my humble opinion designed to cover up the most monumental incompetence within government departments and make us, the public, suffer.  Austerity? Begone!! I should think Gideon and Call Me Dave fell about pissing themselves

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