Reading Time: 2 minutes James Patrick is now plain old Mr Patrick, PC James Patrick belongs to a different life. Monies raised to date are in the process of being transferred to James and his wife now that he has left the employ of the Metropolitan Police Service,and has yet, as far as I am aware, to find another […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Costas? Starbucks? Cafe Nero? White Wine Spritzer? Gin and Tonic? A Pint of Foaming Ale? How about donating the cost of just ONE drink to the James Patrick Fighting Fund? Since I started these blogs for fundraising they have been read by over 3,000 people from a couple of dozen countries around the world. Donations
Reading Time: 5 minutes You are both well aware of the total furore that has erupted in past months about the alleged ‘fiddling’ of crime figures. I am aware Mr Winsor that your HMIC recently published an interim report on the matter and I am in the process of digesting it. To help you with the rest of your
An Open Letter to Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe and Mr Tom Winsor Read More »
Reading Time: 2 minutes At the very least all Constables. You will doubtless be aware that Constable James Patrick of the Metropolitan Police Service is less than one week away from his resignation date, having ‘blown the whistle’ on the way Crime Figures have been manipulated, certainly within the Met. He has been hounded out of a job he
Reading Time: 4 minutes When we come to the thorny subject of fundraising, donating, giving for the family Patrick and James’ ET against the Met. This is the situation as it stands at 9am TODAY. The Metropolitan Police Federation have not, to the very best of my knowledge, committed to assist James financially or with legal representation for his
Reading Time: 2 minutes Back in the beginning of February I asked the Met for the cost of the James Patrick Disciplinary Enquiry. Their reply, you may remember, was Directorate of Professional Standards (DPS) investigations are not routinely costed by the MPS. The investigation into PC James Patrick has accordingly, not been attributed a cost. Furthermore, should a member
Reading Time: 3 minutes As many of you will know Friday saw a small campaign launched, designed to raise the profile of James Patrick’s concerns about his treatment by the Met. Within a very short space of time I managed to rustle up 50+ retired or former Met Police officers, all of whom were concerned about James’ treatment to
Reading Time: 2 minutes Today an open letter was sent to various members of the media, politicians etc. It was signed by approx 50 RETIRED members of the Metropolitan Police Service. The letter is reproduced below; I am contacting you on behalf of a number of police officers who have served with the Metropolitan Police, at various ranks, and
Reading Time: 3 minutes I should think you’ve all heard by now the latest sorry chapter in the James Patrick saga. More Disciplinary proceedings. Why? I know what for. Appearing on BBC’s The One Show and giving a radio interview on Five Live without the Job’s authority. Under the circumstances, who would actually have granted that authority? Yes, I
What The Flying **** Does The Met Think It’s Doing? Read More »
Reading Time: 2 minutes James Patrick is an honourable man. When the current fundraising campaign was launched he was away in the West Country spending time with close family. He was not aware of the campaign, he had not requested it neither had he been consulted. He returned home, logged into Social Media and a) became aware for the
