Simply not cricket.

Well there I was, just checking that I had not over-extended myself with my expenses claim by way of any adult pay-per-view films and I was totally distracted by the cricket.  I was drawing the comparisons with how some rather complicated things could be confused and I would not want to get into the mire [...]

Drifting apart.

I have popped in for a nice cup of tea and caught part of the news.
That lad Jimmy Mizen was the subject of part of it. I posted about him in May of last year.
During my service I have come across the likes of Jimmy Mizenon a regular basis. The Jimmy Mizens of the world are the [...]

Whilst Rome burns……..

Shameless MPs have reluctantly agreed to give up some of their lavish perks – but only in return for a massive pay rise.
This could mean their basic wage of £63,291 would rise immediately to more than £100,000.
Support is gathering in Westminster for MPs to be given a ‘proper’ salary in return for scrapping their second-home [...]

Affordable, sustainable, measureable ?

At the CTCC there are now serious efforts to try to re-brand the service provision under the cloak of something a lot less straight-forward than boiling an egg.
The new efforts to be seen to be licking the arses of the political masters seemingly knows no bounds. The new and wonderful strategy of making the Police [...]

Military humour.

The Queen is inspecting 3 armed forces personnel, 1 from each of her fighting forces.
She asks each one what they would do if they woke up and found a camel spider in their tent on operations?
The squaddie says, “I’d reach over, grab my bayonet and stab it to death!”
The matelot says, “I’d reach over, grab [...]

Justice Down Under ?

It is not just in the UK where Police Officers can face assault and not see the offenders convicted.
The West Australian Police Union says it is considering taking civil action against three members of a family acquitted of an attack which left a police officer brain-damaged.
Robert Mcleod and his two sons Barry and Scott walked [...]

Behind the headlines

When you read the papers, listen to the radio or watch the TV there is always a common link. That link is to get something that will appear to be just that little bit different so that the public will pay attention, albeit for a short time, so that the focus is held for the [...]

Why ?

PC Stephen Carroll made his final farewell to his wife Kate, this morning. He began his final journey  from his home to St Therese’s Catholic church for the funeral mass.
PC Stephen Carroll, 48, who was gunned down in Craigavon, County Armagh, by the Continuity IRA on Monday night was an important man. More important than he could [...]

Red to Green

Having arrived at my station for a night shift I am walking to my van to load up my gear and put my dog in when a voice comes out from the office for me to contact comms. Already the night is picking up, there is a job before I get a chance to brief. A quick chat [...]

Who is watching who ?

This link is to a photo from the 2009 US Presidential Inauguration.
In it, you will be able to see IN FOCUS the face of each individual in the crowd. 
You can scan, double click and zoom to any section of the crowd for a closer, better look.  If you wait just a few seconds the focus adjusts to [...]