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Could I really get away with not commenting on the Bob Quick story? No, not really. I have had a chance to work with Bob Quick over the last few months via the MPA, I have always found him to be a very switched on and effective officer. I was surprised by the arrest of Damian Green and the fact that there were clearly procedural mistakes made. I was amazed and deeply disappointed to hear the

Last night it hit me that I have one month left in the UK before I leave on my year abroad and it created a mix of emotions in me ranging from 'ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!! This is scary! What am I doing?!' to 'Oh yeah! Let the adventure begin!' I guess that I will be swinging madly between the two this month as I pack, say my goodbyes and work out how to fit all my stuff into one 20kg suitcase. A...

A phone rings in the Dragon household at 8.50pm, waking my 10 month year old daughter. Your humble Dragon rushes to the phone, thinking at this time it must be a family emergency or something drastic at work. Imagine my surprise when I hear the opening sentence of a recorded mention. ....hello, this is Nick Clegg, leader of the Liberal Democrats..At this point the phone was slammed down, I muttere...

(Not Cap'n) Bob's Interceptor. It's a fitting tribute to the investigatory skills of our finest anti-terrorism officers that Bob Quick should be so, err, quick in pointing the finger at the Tories for "planting" a story in the Mail on Sunday regarding his wife's car hire business, which he then complained was potentially putting his family at risk, despite the family's hom...

Last month it was the turn of English MPs to look nervously at the proposals of the Boundary Commission’s re-drawing of constituencies — Scotland’s turn has now come, with its national Boundary Commission yesterday publishing its proposals for public consultation. The Financial Times has undertaken a quick reccy to work out what it might mean:

Two vacancies on the soon to be abolished Audit Commission have just been advertised, seeking people willing to do 3 days a month work in return for an annual salary of £14,358. That generous salary for someone helping to head up a body aimed at ensuring value for money might raise eyebrows at any time,

When Edward McMillan-Scott became a former Conservative MEP a month ago, I wrote in his defence. I have never liked his views on Europe - indeed we are at opposite ends of the Conservative Party, but I did think he was an honourable man. After reading Michal Kaminski's article for Conservative Home, I have realised I was too quick to defend McMillan-Scott and too quick to attack the members a...

So, 100 months from today is when? 1 (some month) (some year). Not very good at these sums things myself…. 1 Dec 2016?

Further to Fraser's post, it's worth noting that Dominic Grieve (along with David Davis) has accepted Bob Quick's apology; adding that "This does not itself in my view cast doubt on his abilities as a senior officer to do counter terrorism work."  Yes, what Quick said was both foolish and vindictive, and it reflects worryingly on the politics of the Met, but Grieve�...