The World Weary Detective continues... 9 Dec 2011 | 12:39 pm

For those who are interested, The Guardian have kindly agreed to publish my writing. The first article is about the effect of government cuts on police emergency response teams. Please read and commen...

Second Time Lucky 26 Oct 2011 | 05:59 am

This blog has failed in it's objectives. Thank-you to all who took the time to read it, and goodbye.

Why do People Riot? 28 Sep 2011 | 12:59 am

This is a guest post by Allison Gamble who writes for forensicpsychology.net. Please feel free to comment! Psychology behind riots Rioting as a social phenomenon can be difficult to understand. Mor...

Who Gives a Fuck 14 Sep 2011 | 06:40 am

EDL March Banned 27 Aug 2011 | 09:14 pm

I see that May has agreed with an application from the Met to ban the forthcoming EDL march. I agree that this is the right course of action. The last thing London needs is a bunch of violent racists ...

Wow! What an Opportunity! 26 Aug 2011 | 10:16 pm

Due to the fact that I can't blog as often as I'd like, and that, to be honest, I'm getting stale, I'd like to offer my wonderful readers the opportunity to write a guest post for the blog. Go on, put...

The IPCC - Boo! Hiss! 25 Aug 2011 | 11:46 pm

It appears that the IPPC have decided that the police did in fact use excessive force against Jody McIntyre during the student riots / demonstrations / kettling of innocent children last December. Thi...

Oh, how QUEER! 25 Aug 2011 | 06:47 am

Two events are causing an impact on the ability of the police to support the 'community' in the next month. The Notting Hill Carnival is one. As written about. A fine community event that cannot be re...

Meaningless Straw Poll 25 Aug 2011 | 02:48 am

Just interested to know what you think really: Edinburgh Festival or Notting Hill Carnival? Why? I'm afraid neither is not an option! On a side note, here are the search terms people have used to fi...

A New Dawn? 19 Aug 2011 | 04:11 am

I believe the only way forward, the only way to deal with the rioting, is a new direction, a way ahead that steps away from the old-style politics of aggression and division. We need a gathering of pe...