Tag Archives: Metropolitan Police

The Metropolitan Police need to engage with the right people

Posted on October 17, 2019 by ianchisnall

It is very easy in the light of the recent press reports such as this one on Sky News regarding the application of section 14 of the Public Order Act 1986 to jump to all sorts of conclusions which may … Continue reading →

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Police and Crime Commissioners – an unnecessary reform?

Posted on July 3, 2018 by ianchisnall

For anyone interested in how Policing operates in our communities and how police forces impact on our lives, last Thursday in the House of Lords an informative debate took place on the subject of the responsibilities of Police and Crime … 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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Sleeping Police Officers

Posted on July 20, 2014 by ianchisnall

Its easy to be superficially grateful for the hard work carried out by our emergency services when we go to sleep or wake up, particularly if we can hear sirens off into the distance. No matter how irritating the noise … 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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We’ve got it so we must use it!

Posted on February 16, 2014 by ianchisnall

Some of us are occasionally tempted to buy gadgets that we don’t need right now, but look shiny and new and persuade us that they will come in useful before too long. So the gadget comes home and you spend time getting … Continue reading →

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Bernard is as inept as Boris

Posted on June 30, 2013 by ianchisnall

On Friday nights Radio 4 Any Questions one of the questions related to the appalling failure of judgement by the Metropolitan Police in choosing to investigate the family and friends of Stephen Lawrence during the aftermath of Stephens murder. The panel on … 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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Why 11th May 2012 musn’t be overlooked

Posted on May 9, 2012 by ianchisnall

Final plans are being made by Police Federation members and Staff Employees up and down the country for a rally in London tomorrow in response to a series of challenges to policing practice which have emerged over the last 2 years. … Continue reading →

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