Tag Archives: Bernard Hogan Howe

Who will take responsibility?

Posted on September 7, 2017 by ianchisnall

All jobs in established organisations bring with them baggage from their predecessor. When Cressida Dick took over as Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police one of the items in the hard to resolve cupboard or perhaps garage, was the three water … Continue reading →

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Myths and Counter-Myths

Posted on February 21, 2017 by ianchisnall

A public disagreement between Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe, the Commissioner for the Metropolitan Police and Dame Anne Owers, the Chairman of the Independent Police Complaints Commission is not the ideal way for these two people and their organisations to deal with … Continue reading →

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Theresa the exaggerator

Posted on February 5, 2017 by ianchisnall

Understandably this week at Questions to the Prime Minister or PMQs a lot of the focus was on the visit to America by Theresa May. She went through the various Questions and Answers, mostly batting away criticism until Jonathan Reynolds … Continue reading →

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The importance of saying sorry

Posted on February 20, 2016 by ianchisnall

The recent apology by Bernard Hogan Howe the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police to the widow of a man who was once Home Secretary has received a great deal of national publicity. In our society the Police and Politicians, including … Continue reading →

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Two blasts from the past

Posted on July 18, 2015 by ianchisnall

This week the Government has been forced to address two matters that have been bubbling away for more than a year. The High Court judgement over the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers (DRIP) Act which I wrote about extensively last … Continue reading →

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Terrorism in all but name!

Posted on September 5, 2014 by ianchisnall

The appalling news from Edmonton yesterday afternoon of the tragic death of 82 year old Palmira Silva was accompanied by a subjective public statement that this was not an act of Terrorism. It is clear from that statement that the 25 … Continue reading →

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rarely used and rarely seen?

Posted on July 6, 2014 by ianchisnall

The anniversary of the Summer riots in 2011 is a mere month away. One of the consequences of the terrible scenes from Croydon and other parts of London along with a small number of urban settings across the UK is the … Continue reading →

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Boris, not the first #PCCs amongst equals!

Posted on June 26, 2013 by ianchisnall

In British Politics there are few characters more eccentric than Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson and for all his strengths and many weaknesses it is hard to imagine anyone wanting to treat him as a role model in the normal sense of that … Continue reading →

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