Recently retired Chief Superintendent No DMs
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Today I retire 😮
32 yrs of policing across Thames Valley, MPS & @WMPolice
Looking forward to the future, I reflect on the dedicated colleagues & amazing communities I've had the privilege to serve with & serve.
Special thought to those colleagues that haven't made it 🙏🙏
👋
Mathew Shaer retweeted
"We remind the public that a brave police officer's spine was fractured during this incident." Avon and Somerset Police Federation statement following Woolwich Crown Court verdict facebook.com/aspolfed/posts/…
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You'll want to be sitting down for this bit.
Water companies are currently £82.7 billion in debt, have paid themselves £85 billion in dividends, leak over a trillion of litres of water per year, dump sewage for almost 4 million hours per year, have been convicted of over 1,200 criminal acts since 1989 and an average of 35% of your bill goes on nothing but paying more interest and yet more dividends.
And not a single company has ever lost their operating licence. 👇
Yorkshire Water and Northumbrian Water have nearly 200 criminal convictions between them.
On 6 August 2024, Ofwat fined them £47m and £17m for sewage dumping.
Fines not paid, will not be paid. Firms claim to have invested. No penalty for abusing laws
leftfootforward.org/2026/01/…
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National #Police Wellbeing Survey: Nearly half of all officers who responded reported being physically assaulted in the past year. Satisfaction with support offered by forces after being assaulted is "moderate" oscarkilo.org.uk/news/nation…
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Why banning of Maccabi fans raises questions about police integrity bbc.in/49U8LWt
Allow me to add a little context.
Our criminal justice system is broken. I encourage people to visit magistrates & crown courts to see it themselves.
Delays inefficiencies, anarchic & archaic practices, and, at the heart of these problems, the often farce of the jury system.
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This is a disgrace from the @BBC.
Calling the First Intifada “largely unarmed”?
Civilians were stabbed, shot, firebombed and lynched.
Disgusting.
Two years down the line. Two terrorist attacks later. Finally
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cde6…
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WATCH: "Stop the biased reporting," begged Victoria Teplitsky, the daughter of a Holocaust survivor shot in the Bondi massacre.
She called out ABC Australia and the mainstream media for fueling the surge in antisemitism since 10/7.
Her father, Semyon Teplitsky, 86, was shot in the leg and suffered severe blood loss. He now faces multiple surgeries as doctors attempt to save his leg, which he still may lose.
He emigrated from the former Soviet Union seeking safety in Australia—yet he is still paying the price of rampant antisemitism. 💔
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Shed no tears - he should never have been released!
Trial judge famously quoted as "I think it likely that no Home Secretary, regarding the enormity of your crime, will ever think fit to show mercy by releasing you on licence".
Then came Mrs May as HS. 🤷♂️😡
Harry Roberts - who murdered three Metropolitan Police officers - dies aged 89. Matt Cane, General Secretary, said: “The three officers murdered by Roberts never got a chance to grow old. The life sentence for their loved ones still continues." lbc.co.uk/article/harry-robe…
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A #ControlTheBleed 🩸 kit saved an 84-year-old in Cheslyn Hay.
Another saved a young shooting victim in Great Wyrley too
Small communities. Real impact.
Bleed kits save lives — it’s not just about violent crime. Many thanks to Lee Murphy and Sarah Wiggin @GWCHCommunity
A positive and necessary action. One I've been calling for. Perhaps the farce of the current justice system may start to improve 🤔
🚨 NEW: The Government is set to scrap trial by jury for most cases
Only murder, rape, manslaughter and a few public interest cases will go to a jury, while all other cases will be decided by a single judge
[@thetimes]
This issue requires greater prominence and discussion
China pressured a British university for years to stop research on human rights abuses
Documents show that Beijing spent over two years trying to silence Sheffield Hallam University over its studies on Uyghur forced labor in Xinjiang.
University staff in China reportedly faced threats from individuals believed to be linked to Chinese state security, and the school’s website was blocked in the country.
Eventually, the university refused to publish the final report by Professor Laura Murphy’s team and later banned her from continuing the research.
Murphy is now suing the university, accusing it of “sacrificing academic freedom for Chinese tuition money.”
📰 BBC
You could almost give up 🤦♂️
This interview snippet tells me two things;
- There was a failure in leadership surrounding the protests, something I highlighted 2 yrs ago, but is seemingly ongoing
- A utter absence of sufficient training and experience
I can't believe what I've just watched.
A Jewish lawyer wearing a Star of David was arrested after the police alleged the symbol had "antagonised" pro-Palestine protesters.
He was handcuffed and detained by police for almost TEN hours. DISGUSTING!
Shame on you @metpoliceuk.
Just been listening to Dal Babu, an old @metpoliceuk colleague and someone I respect, speaking on this on @BBCRadio4 ...... I completely disagree with everything he is saying #rubbish
Wow, so my old force @WMPolice effectively admits it hasn't got the ability or resources to stop public disorder or prevent violence on the streets it polices. Embarrassing and a damning indictment
Wow, so my old force @WMPolice effectively admits it hasn't got the ability or resources to stop public disorder or prevent violence on the streets it polices. Embarrassing and a damning indictment
BREAKING: Aston Villa's home Europa League match against Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv will have no away fans attending after West Midlands Police decided it would not be safe based on "current intelligence and previous incidents".
trib.al/kdXA2Dr @RobHarris
📺 Sky 501
On this week's @BBCRadio4 @BBCAnyQuestions some idiot called @GeorgeMonbiot suggested there was no need for any police presence at this protest.... Good call George 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
Hundreds arrested at Palestine Action protest in London - BBC News ////// these people lack common decency or respect ! apple.news/A5wUQ6dZnR7OfrACZ…