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Once again, the Metropolitan Police is in the spotlight, and once again, it is for all the wrong reasons. A documentary aired last night revealed behaviour that was not only revolting in itself, but equally shocking in the mentality that allowed it to go on unchallenged.
Police officers across London and the wider UK are facing growing levels of verbal and physical abuse, much of it vile, unnecessary and utterly unacceptable.
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The recent protest against the state visit of President Trump saw a relatively small event, as compared to the 75,000 who took to the streets of London back in June 2019 when Trump paid his first state visit.
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Back in the 1980s and 1990s, policing was a career people were proud to join. It was a job where men and women stayed for 30 years, committed to their service, their teams, and their communities. Officers knew their leaders, and leaders stood alongside their teams. There was pride, loyalty, and a sense of belonging.
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Following a consultation earlier in the year, Havering has now been included in the TfL Superloop. SL12 Express will now go from Gants Hill through to Rainham. The consultation ran from March until May, as TfL revealed plans to expand the Superloop express bus network to include Havering.
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The Metropolitan Police is facing one of the biggest challenges in its history- more officers are leaving voluntarily than those reaching retirement, and London now has fewer police officers per head of population than at any point in the past decade.
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Across London, pubs that once stood as cornerstones of community life are vanishing at an alarming rate, many turned into flats or left to rot. What were once lively hubs of laughter, debate, and camaraderie are increasingly becoming just another line on a property developer’s portfolio.
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City Hall Conservatives have accused Mayor Sadiq Khan of abdicating his fundamental duty to London during the capital’s worst transport crisis in years, with the Mayor maintaining a conspicuous silence while millions of commuters suffer through devastating Underground strikes.
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So, the Commissioner commendably speaks out in relation to the controversial arrest of Graham Linehan and this appears to have actually made an impact upon politicians who acknowledge that officers have a near impossible task in enforcing laws passed by a democratically elected Parliament.
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How long can London continue to sustain these relentless protests every weekend? And more importantly, what impact is this having on our frontline officers tasked with policing them?
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Only with appropriate support can all children thrive in an ableist education system – one that simply isn’t designed to meaningfully include all children.
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The newly proposed English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, announced on Tuesday, promises to hand sweeping new powers to metro mayors and regional authorities.
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n many organisations where morale is low, the performance of its workforce invariably takes a downward turn. There can be little doubt that morale in the Met has massively suffered during recent years and taken that sharp downward turn in the light of recent events. There is much that is unsettling rank and file officers at present
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Families who have lost loved ones to knife crime deserve compassion and support — yet too often, they are ignored, even by churches, says Chris Lambrianou.
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Andrew Rosindell, Member of Parliament for Romford, has issued a strong statement in response to the latest immigration statistics, describing them as “nothing short of shocking and deeply alarming.”
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Funeral Experts.com aims to transform bereavement support in the UK with a new East London headquarters, creating 100 jobs. The free service saves families money, strengthens NHS capacity, and protects local funeral directors from corporate pressures, enhancing transparency and support.
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“I am appalled that some local authorities across the country are reportedly removing Union Jack and Cross of St. George flags from lampposts and public spaces, even though these have been paid for and proudly raised by local residents in their own communities,” Mr. Rosindell said
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Residents across Havering are continuously looking over their shoulder for the next planning application and the loss of more green space. Greenbelt we know is under threat now and our wildlife is being wiped out.
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A Scotland Yard firearms officer could be sacked almost a decade after shooting dead Jermaine Baker during an attempted prison break. The IOPC have now directed the Met Police to hold gross misconduct proceedings against the officer.
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A petition has been launched calling for the scrapping of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, a piece of legislation that puts developers before nature.
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