The police are failing, we need more police! Or do we…?
The Guardian reports that “record numbers of UK police forces are failing” as HMICFRS confirms that the Met have been put in special measures. The Conservatives and Labour squabble about who is to blame for the situation at the Met: the Conservative government or the Labour mayor. Meanwhile, few politicians of any party appear willing…
Business as usual? Presentation for the British Society of Criminology Annual Conference, 2022
Today I was supposed to be giving a paper at the annual conference of the British Society of Criminology about the research I’ve been doing on how police officers used fixed penalty notices in relation to breaches of coronavirus restrictions. Somewhat ironically I tested positive for Covid-19 at the weekend and so took the decision…
Have the Met been incompetent, corrupt or both in their handling of #Partygate?
As the #Partygate saga rumbles on, and the Mayor of London demands explanations, the Metropolitan Police will surely have to provide more detail about the basis on which decisions were made about issuing Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) for the lockdown-busting gatherings at 10 Downing Street. Simply asserting that their investigation was “impartial” is insufficient given…
