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Politicised Police

19th Century

Enemies Within: Mouchard!

7th December 2024 Always Worth Saying 0

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
19th Century

The Rise and Fall of the British Police

10th June 2020 Going Postal 0

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 0

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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