This ‘anti-police’ line being trotted out by Paul McKeever, chairman of the Police Federation of England and Wales, really is a load of bollocks. Who’s anti-police? Not me. Sure, I’m anti some police covering up their identifying numbers. I’m anti some police using their batons at the slightest provocation. I’m anti some police pushing people over

Hot on the heels of recent stories about private security firms being paid to patrol our streets because the police don't feel inclined to deliver what the citizens want, the police establishment are now saying these companies are a worrying development: The Police Federation of England and Wales said there is "huge concern" over their powers and accountability. Former Metropolitan Police Com...

David Blunkett says that directed elected police commissioners should be avoided "like the plague" following his review of police accountability. He said that not only would it politicise the police force but could also lead to far right groups "able to play to particular issues at particular times getting elected and being in control of our police services." The implication is that "far right" gr...

Breaking News- that the Police who think 'waterboarding' suspects is OK are to be arrested. The Police are out of control, all Chief Constables should be elected and held accountable for the actions of their officers.

The death of David Askew, hounded to death by gangs of youths, has brought out the police to tell us that they did "everything they could" to stop his tormentors. I believe that they believe they did - but I do not believe that they did. The trouble is, the police have forgotten what they are there for. They think - or rather, the people who determine strategy think - that the job of the police is...

To reiterate: Chicken Yoghurt’s piece ‘Who’s Anti Police?’ “Who’s anti-police? Not me. Sure, I’m anti some police covering up their identifying numbers. I’m anti some police using their batons at the slightest provocation. I’m anti some police pushing people over in the streets for the crime of shuffling along with their hands in their pockets....

On Monday I went to visit the new, wham bam, all singing all dancing communications centre for the Met Police. Having spent much of my time when on the Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA) banging on about the appalling lack of response when people tried to ring their local police stations – today was pretty satisfying. About five years ago or so I carried out a survey of police stations with fro...

Major Cliff Gilmore, USMC, currently in Fundahar working with the Afghan police, sends this anecdotal account of the state of affairs inside the Afghan police. One young Afghan policeman told me several weeks ago that until he attended the newly established police training course he didn’t really understand what a “police officer” is. In his experience

The chairman of the Police Federation said £160m was "being taken out of police officers' pockets" along with a four-year pay freeze and police budgets cut by up to a third.

The head of the IPCC (no, not the UN one - the other one) has serious concerns about policing. Join the club, mate - you and about 50 million others. He also said police needed to remember that they were "servants, not masters" of the people. Here's a simple guide for the police to remind them of their purpose. 1. The basic mission for which the police exist is to prevent crime and disorder. ...