Boris’s announcement that he will use the military to back up the police has quite rightly raised alarm across the political spectrum, and I think shows signs of confusion in the senior ranks of the government. Firstly, I accept that there are not enough police officers to do the job, the consequence of more than…
Anne Marie is having a weekend of activism, so this week’s Sunday Column has been written by the Party Chairman. “Respect your elders” A phrase we can all remember being told when growing up. And with good reason too. As life develops, we realise that much of the advice and comment given to us by…
Response to Boris Johnson stating an additional 20,000 PCs will be recruited. By Andy Thomas 6th February 2020 Andy was a serving officer in a Northern Force for 25 years, uniform, Support Group, CID, Drugs and latterly Intel. Housing officer for 10 yrs working ASB cases in various high crime estates. Married with two children…
This week has seen a number of events thrust the future of policing back into the spotlight, if it ever left, with the release of the state of policing report…
A docker from Hull likes a tweet which contains a poem about transgender issues. Someone complains to the police. A police officer rings the man’s employer and subsequently has a conversation
We probably all realise that there is a crisis of policing in this country. It’s been building for many years but what is driving it and where did it come from?