Category Archives: Policing

A number of the Blogs relate specifically to the proposed introduction of the Police and Crime Commissioners and my view that the Metropolitan Police which performs a role as local Police force for London and National Police force on several key issues needs to have some of these national roles removed in order that London Policing is not compromised by issues that have a National Political aspect (such as phone hacking)

The IOPC needs to be better understood by Parliament


A few days ago I wrote this blog when it was announced that Priti Patel was to call on the HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services to review how the Metropolitan Police handled the £2.5m Operation Midland, … Continue reading

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We need some consistency across the public sector


The news that today Priti Patel will be calling on the HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services to review how the Metropolitan Police handled the £2.5m Operation Midland, which probed claims of a VIP abuse ring but … Continue reading

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We all need to work hard to prevent hate crimes


A few days ago I was privileged to participate in a meeting to examine some hate crime cases that were being dealt with by Sussex Police. I sit on a committee that meets once a quarter and examines if the … Continue reading

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How long will the second of these take?


Its hard to understand how someone as out of touch with the reality of our nation as Johnson has become our Prime Minister. That only 93,000 people voted for him in one sense is not an issue. After all if … Continue reading

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Any ‘Tommy Robinson’ supporters must call for these two to be prosecuted


It is hard to treat the ‘Tommy Robinson’ campaigners with any credibility but I do know of at least one person who calls for him to be freed. In any event there are a number of people here in the … Continue reading

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Boris did not get a very long Honeymoon


It would be very easy to feel a bit sorry for Boris Johnson right now, if only his behaviour and attitude had been more open and genuine over the last decade or two. He was appointed by his party as … Continue reading

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Tories are playing games with police funding or they are incoherent


The need to supply large sums of funds to enable police forces to recover some or all of their losses based on the last 9 years is clear to anyone who spends time talking to senior officers or reading the … Continue reading

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Is Jacob’s comment about rehabilitation credible?


When Hove MP, Peter Kyle raised his concern to Jacob Rees-Mogg about Dominic Cummings on the last day of Parliament, it was clearly a concern that many other MPs and indeed people outside of the House of Commons also have. … Continue reading

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The various statements since Wednesday coming from Boris and his colleagues are beginning to look a bit confusing. His promise before he was elected as leader of the Party to supply 20,000 more police officers had already been brought into … Continue reading

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Don’t confuse task groups with a meeting every 18 weeks!


A series of questions and answers took place in the House of Commons on Monday that involved Sajid Javid and the focus was related to “Violent Crime: Young People” and knife crime was seen as one of the key elements … Continue reading

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