Workforce modernisation.

Staff will lose their jobs when a controversial new regional control centre goes live for fire services across the south west of England. A total of 63 people will be needed at the base in Taunton, Somerset, which will begin handling calls in 2009. It replaces seven centres which currently employ about 175 people. The [...]

Around the role of Constable……..?

Some people say their stuff and it can range from mildly interesting to having you paying full attention. Sometimes because you find the subject or the way it is coming at you new or unusual. Sometimes because it-is something you are told that the bosses will probably be asking suitable stooges what the latest stuff [...]

Old, but not senile.

A just-turned-sixty and slightly graying haired man walked into an exquisite jewellery store one Friday evening with a gorgeous, bosomy, young woman at his side. She was stunningly beautiful. He told the jeweller he was looking for a special ring for his girlfriend,  so the jeweller looked through his stock and brought out a £5,000.00 ring. The old [...]

Storming & Swooping.

This is not another march about Police pay. This is not operation overkill, as per the Daily Mail. This is doing something about problems in a community that is blighted by criminals who operate within the same community. They either live within that community or are drawn there because of the ease of criminal activity. For once this [...]

Future is bright for PCSOs.

Gordon Brown has launched Labour’s campaign for the May local elections, pledging to increase high visibility policing and improve public services. Mr Brown highlighted community policing as a key theme of Labour’s local election campaign during a launch in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. “Every community of the country is going to have neighbourhood policing with police to [...]

Living under the cloak.

‘John Lewis list’ Earlier this month it emerged that MPs were allowed to claim expenses of up to £10,000 for a new kitchen, £2,000 for furniture and £750 for a TV or stereo for their second homes. And other claims allowable include £6,335 for a new bathroom, £299.99 for air conditioning units, £300 per rug, [...]

Shout from the rooftops

Rooftop protest at a Devon jail.Picture yourself incarcerated in one of the country’s finest prison. You want to have a bit of a demonstration because you are locked away in the middle of nowhere. What do you do ? Plan A………….You climb onto the roof of your free bed & full board lodging accommodation to [...]

Life under the cloak, again.

Having come in and seen the news on the box the thoughts of the ‘cloak’ again reared their ugly but inevitable head. It seems our honourable and trusted MPs have had a bit of a change of mind and decided to oppose efforts to make public exactly how much of our money they spend on [...]

Life under the cloak.

There has been a list published giving the top ten places where burglary is only one part of the blight that affects the persons perceived as statistical figures in to-days modern society.  At one time they used to be known by their other collective term of ‘victims.’ 1. Nottingham 2. London 3. Bristol 4.Stockport 5. Leeds 6. [...]

Shining examples.

We have a Ghurka soldier who has fought the the UK, risking his life and awarded medals for his bravery,  Madan Gurung, who served for 24 years has had his application to stay in the UK rejected. He and numerous other brave soldiers have handed back their hard earned medals as a sign of their disgust at [...]