Cressida Dick has resigned but the Met police's problems are bigger than one person
The structural and cultural challenges that have long plagued the Met Police will take more than a new commissioner to solve.
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The structural and cultural challenges that have long plagued the Met Police will take more than a new commissioner to solve.
THEY stood shoulder to shoulder in the line of duty and supported one another during their careers in the police force.
Happy July 4 th everybody! We don’t celebrate it over here of course, as we came second. When we’re beaten fair and square however we don’t behave like the Germans and have a centuries’ long hissy-fit. Speaking of Jerry’s hissy-fits, Tuesday sees the 33 rd anniversary of the sabotage by German intelligence (GO2) of the Piper Alpha oil and gas facility in the North Sea. All told Jerry murdered 167 men. At the time it was the single largest insurance loss for a disaster, around £1.7 billion, although a reinsurance swindle magnified that several times over. There is no doubt that Pipe...
13 April 1981: The inquest into clashes between the police and the black community was barely under way when the area was disturbed by a second night of violence
The Meg, it is unlikely to cause any long-term damage to Britain or the Royal Family. The Queen is no more racist than Oprah, there are serious doubts about the most damaging claim, re baby Archie’s color, and questions have been raised about Meghan’s credibility. The interview is already being referred to in Britain as the ‘whinathon’. Very frankly, in Her 94 th year, only a few weeks shy of Her 95 th birthday, with Her beloved husband of 73 years in hospital, Her Majesty should not have to deal with this nonsense. Any complaints the Duke and Duchess of Sussex had should have been ...