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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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BBC Reporting Priorities – ‘Lipgloss PC’ Given Higher Profile Than ‘Escaped Sex...
It is almost unbelievable that the national press have felt it necessary to report on the misbehaviour of PC Claire van Deurs Goss who was shown applying gloss... Read more
Posted on 25 October 2012 SOCIETY -
‘Re-inventing the Wheel’ Or Just ‘Strapping Two U-turns Together’
I want us to be bold and imaginative about transforming policing and the wider criminal justice system to save time and money and deliver a better service for... Read more
Posted on 24 October 2012 SOCIETY -
Dispatches Examines Clare’s Law
Having just watched the Channel 4 Dispatches program on Domestic Violence, I thought it would be the appropriate time to discuss this topic from my... Read more
Posted on 22 October 2012 SOCIETY -
Andrew Mitchell Finally Resigns – Plebgate Concludes
So it has finally happened. Chief Whip, Andrew Mitchell, has resigned after weeks of pressure surrounding his comments to the Police Officers guarding the... Read more
Posted on 19 October 2012 SOCIETY -
Taser Used on Blind Man in Lancashire…
If we are to believe the reports in the news this evening, the Police have approached, shouted at and then tasered a 61 year-old man in Chorley, Lancashire. Read more
Posted on 17 October 2012 SOCIETY -
Guest Bloggers: An Invitation to Publish on MinimumCover
I am not going to pretend that my blog is anything like as popular as some of the big guns of Police Blogging. That said, I am proud to say that I do have a... Read more
Posted on 01 October 2012 SOCIETY -
Suicide: Bravery, Desperation Or The Ultimate Selfish Gesture
I appreciate that this can be a quite emotive issue, so please understand that this post is purely in the interests of discussion and makes no judgment in... Read more
Posted on 01 October 2012 SOCIETY -
Dangerous Driving and Police – New CPS Guidance
Earlier this year, PC James Holden who was charged with Dangerous Driving and sent to Crown Court in respect of a pursuit he had in February 2011 with a prolifi... Read more
Posted on 28 September 2012 SOCIETY -
Pigs Do Fly – and Some Even Wear Crowns!
I was reminded today that I really need to dish out some praise. I don’t believe the recipient is a reader of this blog (unless they too hide behind a cunning... Read more
Posted on 24 September 2012 SOCIETY -
Sickening Shift Patterns
Policing is a 24 hour job, I am the first to acknowledge that. Most of us (except those that take some of those comfortable 9-5 posts*) understand that to... Read more
Posted on 23 September 2012 SOCIETY -
Firearms Or Flags – The Routine Arming Debate
Back in July my team were fewer in number than normal. For once it wasn’t directly to do with government cuts, pointless training days. Read more
Posted on 21 September 2012 SOCIETY -
Two Policewomen Killed In Manchester Shooting
From the Sky News website:Two female police officers have died after being shot during an incident involving one of the country’s most wanted murder suspects,... Read more
Posted on 18 September 2012 SOCIETY -
Ministerial Statement on Police Pension
HOME OFFICE Police Pension SchemeThe Secretary of State for the Home Department (Theresa May): On 27 March 2012, I issued a written statement to the House... Read more
Posted on 04 September 2012 SOCIETY -
Essex Police Call off Search for Unicorn
Back from summer vacation and sporting abstractions I am now back ‘in the office’ and straight into nights. I was catching up on current affairs and incidents o... Read more
Posted on 03 September 2012 SOCIETY -
Don’t ‘Medal’ with Olympic Policing – Sorry!
Well, despite all the odds and negative expectation, the athletes are here and everything in the lycra-clad world of London 2012 appears to be running... Read more
Posted on 01 August 2012 SOCIETY -
Nick Buckles Under Pressure from Keith Vaz
It appears that, even after the complete failure of G4S to deliver on its contractual obligations, Nick Buckles believes that it is still acceptable to claim th... Read more
Posted on 18 July 2012 SOCIETY -
The High Price of Cutting Costs
We have been forced to cut many corners in the hunt for those illusive targets set by Winsor and his cohorts in Government. We have streamlined every aspect of... Read more
Posted on 05 July 2012 SOCIETY -
An Unexpected Ambassador – Neville Lawrence Speaks out Against Privatisation of...
I read this story earlier today on the blog of fellow officer Constable Chaos. I was surprised and moved by what I read, and felt that the story deserved to be... Read more
Posted on 23 June 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY -
G4S – Even Protecting Us on Their Days Off!
A report in the tabloid press today claims that G4S have been fraudulently recording canine search team activity at the site of the Olympic site in Stratford,... Read more
Posted on 22 June 2012 SOCIETY -
Courts in Community Centres – Nick Herbert’s Vision of the Future
Nick Herbert has, today, published details about his vision for the future of the criminal justice system. I have read, of course, this document with great... Read more
Posted on 16 June 2012 SOCIETY