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Minimum Cover: The Police Officer Blog
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Brought to you from somewhere deep in the leafy shires of England, just down the road from Costa Coffee, this blog speaks out for those at the bottom of the tree. The serving constables of UK Policing. We do our best to protect the communities we serve under difficult circumstances, but it’s getting harder every day.
We don’t always get it right its true, but we always try our best. And yet the Government, the public, the media all want their pound of flesh on the rare occasion when it goes wrong. They, however, are not the ones running toward the chaos with barely effective kit and insufficient resources in the belief that it will all work out in the end.
Perhaps, one day when the posts have mounted up and the opinions have been expressed and analysed, we will realise that we didn’t have it that bad back then at the beginning. Let’s face it, if we really hated it that much, we wouldn’t be here…would we?
M.C.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 133 )
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Economies of Fail – Part 2
Yesterday I wrote about the costs of cuts to frontline Police numbers and how we are having to spend the best part of £2m on overtime for officers to get... Read more
Posted on 10 March 2015 SOCIETY -
Economies of Fail – Part 1
Talking about how things really are within the Policing machine has always been a bit of a taboo subject. ‘Public confidence’ was always the phrase rolled out b... Read more
Posted on 09 March 2015 SOCIETY -
That’s Just the Way It Is…
Remember speaking to the old lamp-swinger at your station about how things ‘used to be’… We all had one – the 25 year plus bobby who still had a cape stashed... Read more
Posted on 23 February 2015 SOCIETY -
The Unwilling Victims
I have read much about the failings of Police on a national scale where youngsters at risk of harm have not been adequately protected. There is, no doubt, some... Read more
Posted on 31 October 2014 SOCIETY -
Dress to Impress
So… You have been for a good night out on the town, had a few drinks with friends and the time comes for the expensive cab ride home. Read more
Posted on 15 August 2013 SOCIETY -
It’s Not Just the Met: Deployment Policy Swamps Resources
Thanks to Ademan for his up front and honest appraisal of the current situation in MetPol – his blog published earlier today has already generated some... Read more
Posted on 13 August 2013 SOCIETY -
Guest Blog: The MPS Local Policing Model – Ademan Deloya
The Local Policing Model, the Metropolitan Police Service’s new way of doing everything, is in place across most of London now and, more or less exactly as... Read more
Posted on 13 August 2013 SOCIETY -
Abigail…
This post is not about Policing This post is not about the governments latest policy decision This post is not about me…or you This post is about Abigail At... Read more
Posted on 10 August 2013 SOCIETY -
‘Go Home Or Face Arrest’
This is the slogan used by the Home Office in a number of London Boroughs as the first stage in a national campaign on immigration. Read more
Posted on 09 August 2013 SOCIETY -
Guest Blog: How Times Have Changed
As a member of the public who is not employed in any of the emergency services my heart sinks when I listen to the talk of youngsters about the Police. Read more
Posted on 03 August 2013 SOCIETY -
Travellers Can Keep Stolen Caravan – ECHR Strikes Again
Less than a month ago I wrote with disappointment about the case of three life term prisoners that were potentially going to get their sentences reduced... Read more
Posted on 01 August 2013 SOCIETY -
Guest Blog: Screening out Crime – Chris Hobbs
This skit encompasses the recently reported ‘screening out’ of crimes by the Met, its treatment of serving officers post Leveson, the manipulation of crime... Read more
Posted on 28 July 2013 SOCIETY -
Exclusive: Interview with DI Walker from ‘Married to the Job’
As I mentioned yesterday I have been lucky enough to be able to secure an interview with one of the senior police detectives from Hertfordshire Police – DI... Read more
Posted on 27 July 2013 SOCIETY -
Summertime…
Here we go again…another weekend of summer fun begins tonight Two of the teams from my station have managed to co-ordinate their diaries and combine the... Read more
Posted on 26 July 2013 SOCIETY -
Married to the Job Exclusive: An Interview with DI Walker
I will soon be publishing an exclusive interview with one of the senior Police Detectives from Hertfordshire Police that feature in the ITV series ‘Married to... Read more
Posted on 26 July 2013 SOCIETY -
Underpowered and Underskilled
One of the most satisfying parts of my job and one I take a lot of pride in is the response and pursuit work. The role of Grade 1 driver was something that I... Read more
Posted on 17 July 2013 SOCIETY -
You Shall Never Speak of This
The revelations published by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism at the weekend are old news to many of us within our individual forces, but this latest... Read more
Posted on 15 July 2013 SOCIETY -
Parents – Fit for Purpose?
Yes – it is sunny. Yes – children love to go out to play in the sun. Yes – you can’t cling on to them for ever. These are all statements that we parents are ver... Read more
Posted on 13 July 2013 SOCIETY -
Here We Go Again
GMP have used a taser on a male reportedly holding a knife. The male who was detained then died a short time later. These are the facts – they are only, at the... Read more
Posted on 11 July 2013 SOCIETY -
Life Should Mean Life…..Or More
I guess that it was always inevitable. Given that justice has been getting softer and softer for decades, and that the rights of convicted offenders have... Read more
Posted on 09 July 2013 SOCIETY