Category Archives: Policing

Boys behaving badly

Posted on April 19, 2014 by ianchisnall

Last night I was on duty as a Street Pastor in Brighton. It was a relatively quiet evening, in part according to those who attempt to understand such things because the previous evening had been very busy with 1000’s of … Continue reading →

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Growing signs of incompetence

Posted on April 15, 2014 by ianchisnall

A small number of our Political Representatives have over claimed public money in the form of their expenses or allowances. There are also rumours of small numbers of people whose behaviour at work and within public buildings has been totally inappropriate to say the least. … Continue reading →

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The awful trial of Nigel Evans

Posted on April 13, 2014 by ianchisnall

As news broke of the outcome of the Court Case in Preston Crown Court on Thursday, a string of MPs found themselves near microphones giving interviews about how badly Mr Evans had been treated by the system which they between … Continue reading →

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Indirect entry

Posted on April 11, 2014 by ianchisnall

Policing has been under a sustained period of change for the last four years, and one of the most contentious elements of this has begun to be implemented in the form of a policy known as direct entry. The change … Continue reading →

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A failure to keep Party Politics out of Policing

Posted on March 19, 2014 by ianchisnall

In recent weeks the Home Secretary has toured UK Police forces, using the opportunity to meet Police and Crime Commissioners across the country and calling in on Conservative MPs in their constituencies ensuring that her Political Party gets the maximum exposure from the … Continue reading →

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Where is the bird?

Posted on March 12, 2014 by ianchisnall

Speaking personally I love the experience of sitting in the seat of a jet plane as it roars along the run way towards the point at which the thrust of the enormous engines lifts the huge bulk of the metal … Continue reading →

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You have the right to remain silent …

Posted on March 7, 2014 by ianchisnall

Earlier this week I swapped twitter comments with someone tweeting on behalf of a local political association. They were criticising the sitting MP from another party for comments he was deemed to have made. These comments raised doubts about the … Continue reading →

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The challenge of transition

Posted on March 4, 2014 by ianchisnall

The so called blogosphere is humming with issues of class and social mobility. I hit upon it through a great blog that I read regularly called A Dragons Best Friend in which the author was reflecting on the need for the Government … Continue reading →

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Is this man guilty?

Posted on February 25, 2014 by ianchisnall

According to section 5 of the Criminal Law Act 1967, it is a criminal offence to “cause any wasteful employment of the police” The judgement regarding what defines wasteful is of course open to interpretation and I am not suggesting … Continue reading →

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Is it your round Norman?

Posted on February 18, 2014 by ianchisnall

There was a short exchange in Parliament last week regarding the minimum pricing of Alcohol. Jim Shannon MP is a member of the Democratic Unionist Party and the parties health spokesperson. With an eye on the final Queens Speech of … Continue reading →

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