Comments on: Paul Routledge and the truth - never the twain shall meet

By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:42:45 +0000

peter

By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:41:13 +0000

Not there myself. Feel that police officers would be well served by showing their hand and protesting over pay at the Labour Party Confernece in Birmingham later this month. Suspect the Home Sec will be there.

By: Stan Still

Stan Still — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 22:11:32 +0000

ASN

Could be you’re right - I think that’s the general consensus.

By: areasearchnegative

areasearchnegative — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 21:51:50 +0000

.could it be he’s just a twat ?

By: pcsouthwest

pcsouthwest — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 19:41:09 +0000

He certainly pressed all of my buttons!! and I have made a complaint to the press complaints commission.
The philosophy of policing in one sentence!!

By: PC Common Sense

PC Common Sense — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 10:29:15 +0000

He’s in the minority. Oh and also he’s a complete TW*T!!

By: PC Bitseach

PC Bitseach — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:55:22 +0000

Wow, what an idiot! He doesn’t get the idea that it would have been nearer 140-bloody-000 people if we didn’t, most of us, have shifts to go on. I was at work that morning, but very much there in spirit.

By: Stan Still

Stan Still — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:43:05 +0000

Hi James

Thanks for your interest in the blog.

I think you’ll struggle to find any officer prepared to risk exposure in any form. The blog is the medium of choice as it offers anonymity to those who choose it (like me).

If you wish to e-mail me with your questions, I’m happy to answer, but I won’t be doing telephone interviews.

Stan

By: James

James — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 19:42:42 +0000

Hello there,

I would like to interview you (telephone would be best) for a research paper I want to write on work blogs.

I am interested in the meaning and motives for blogging about work, with particular emphasis on people who work for the public sector.

Please let me know if you could help me out or whether you would like some more details.

Many thanks.

James

PS it’s totally anonymous

By: blueknight

blueknight — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 21:21:56 +0000

I am also an ‘ex’. I think that Home Office targets, speed cameras, political correctness and easy detections. have ruined Policing. I would guess that most serving Officers are as unhappy with the situation as the public. The public want the Police on the street dealing with the yobs, but that has to be squared with the amount of time it takes to deal with a prisoner in custody if they ever arrest anyone. Dealing with a pair of shoplifters would take you off the street for a whole shift.
The Police need a champion to sort out the red tape and bureaucracy. Someone who has the experience and gravitas, but is not a government ‘yes man’