Sadly effective leadership has long since left the police. Upper echelons of command too busy looking after own careers to care about looking after and leading rather than managing their officers
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Replying to @keenyn7 @metpoliceuk
When I was borough commander they tried to changed the resource allocation formula & reduce Lambeth establishment. I argued publicly this was unacceptable & decision was reversed. They got me back for it in the end though!
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Replying to @brianpaddick @Peter_Kirkham and
You can always win the battle but will never win the war. Just takes more senior officers to keep their integrity and fight the battles rather than look to the next rung.
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Replying to @keirkitt @brianpaddick and
That would certainly help! Compare and contrast Govt / media response to
#CrisisInNHS (where senior bosses speak out in numbers about it) with their response to#CrisisInPolicing (where they don't)...
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Replying to @Peter_Kirkham @brianpaddick and
Don't forget Mrs May's ultimate goal is to slash policing to the bone as soon as possible then privatise as much as possible. Private security patrolling streets at minimum wage and zero pension rights. NHS already taken to a point forcing a pause in this policy. PAUSE!!!!!
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Replying to @keirkitt @brianpaddick and
I'm not sure what her plan is... Apart from destroying the police I don't think she actually has any idea what comes next... She's just doing it out of sheer anti-police prejudice & malice, not for any greater purpose...
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Replying to @Peter_Kirkham @brianpaddick and
I agree she is anti police. But I don't believe for a second that she is not working to a plan. The result if that plan will leave police akin to private security guards, and a massive profit for someone. Both mainstream parties working to this end.
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Replying to @keirkitt @brianpaddick and
Labour gave manifesto commitment at last election to reverse the cuts with 10,000 cops replaced immediately & work from there.
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Replying to @Peter_Kirkham @brianpaddick and
PCSO's Labour invention & the start of reduced Constable numbers. Don't get me wrong PCSO's do a fantastic job but would be more valuable as sworn Constables.
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Replying to @keirkitt @brianpaddick and
I agree about Constables being more important & flexible than PCSOs for pretty much the same money... But their introduction had NOTHING to do with reduction in number of police officers. Police numbers increased too until cuts to both came in 2010
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The origins of PCSOs: Labour introduced teaching asssitants in schools. They also wanted policing on the cheap, so Home Office got Ian Blair to promote the idea of cheaper, less qualified cops (PCSOs) in return for him getting Commissioner’s job. One budget - either cops or PCSOs
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Replying to @brianpaddick @keirkitt and
I know... Nice to see there was no political interference in policing...


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Replying to @Peter_Kirkham @brianpaddick and
And if you got 2PCSOs for the price of a cop, I could understand the rationale... But it was never better that 5 for price of 4...
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