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Enemies Within: Mouchard!

7th December 2024 Always Worth Saying 2624 Comments

Autumn 1899, just weeks before the turn of a new century, saw two men released from Pentonville Prison on London’s Caledonian Road. Jailed seven years previously following an anarchist plot in Walsall, some continued to [more…]

A. G. Barstow, Going Postal
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The Rise and Fall of the British Police

10th June 2020 Going Postal 3199 Comments

In light of the recent abominable and unprofessional behaviour, during riots and public demonstrations, by members of what used to be a well-respected British police force — together with their now routine displays of a [more…]

Godfrey Bloom, Going Postal
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Some sad truths about the modern police

8th June 2020 Godfrey Bloom 2761 Comments

Followers of my blogs will know I have long been critical of the modern police ‘service’. It is slightly unfair to divorce police from CPS, political & Home Office failure but a start has to [more…]

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