Robert Peel

Uncle Fred, Edwardian Metropolitan Policeman

30th August 2022 Going Postal 0

Uncle Fred’s Early Life ‘Uncle Fred’, as we all called him, was, in reality, my maternal grandfather’s uncle, and my great great uncle. He was the only other member of my grandfather’s family I ever [more…]

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…]

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…]

Uncle Fred, Edwardian Metropolitan Policeman

The Rise and Fall of the British Police

Some sad truths about the modern police

Nostalgia Album, Part Four

A History of Pop Music – 1968

Mrs. Ida Noodle, Dissident Cleaner

An Opportunity for Real Change in Britain

The Unseen Path – Part Eighty Seven