Anger on the Streets And Why Police Are Caught in the Middle of It All
A petition has been launched to make swearing at a police officer an offence. Officers out on protests are often
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More Protests, More Stress On A Met Workforce Struggling With Its Morale.
When I’m out and about at public order events, one of the questions I’m asked by officers follows the theme as to whether I’d like to be ‘in the job today.’ My answer, I’m afraid is an emphatic no and one of several reasons would revolve around the demands placed on front line officers in terms of their frequent public order abstractions for ‘aid.’
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Managing Chaos: The Reality of Policing Protests.
Having attended multiple protests of all kinds since 2019, one pattern is impossible to ignore: almost every group, regardless of political position, ends up accusing the police of bias, of supporting the “other side,” or of acting against their particular cause specifically whilst letting others get away with it.
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Controversy, Criticism and Challenges for the Met.
It was supposed to be a day indoors writing up an article as to how the Met is currently in a sorry state based, in part, on an unpleasant incident that occurred at my local newsagents involving masked youths.
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Are Police Auditors Now Just Another Way To Abuse Officers All For Social Media Entertainment?
Police auditors were once independent observers who monitored police activity to ensure accountability. Today the term has been hijacked by people whose only intention is to antagonise officers for online clicks.
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Against A Background Of Potential Peace, Another Weekend With More Palestine Protests.
Against a background of a Middle-East peace initiative, a further national Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) took place on Saturday; the question Met police planners were doubtless asking was whether this would decrease or increase the numbers attending.
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Police at Breaking Point- How Much Longer Can Officers Withstand London’s Endless Protests?
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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“A Summer of Strain: Police Officers Face Relentless Abuse, Burnout, And A Lack Of Support”
This summer has proven to be one of the most challenging in recent memory for our police officers who are repeatedly called to face impossible situations with very little support. Despite being one of the most used emergency services, policing today is one of the least appreciated.
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“I Pay Your F**king Wages” – And That’s Why There’s No One Left to Police Your Street.
So next time someone feels the need to shout, “I pay your wages,” the response should be simple: Then pay them properly. Because the thin blue line is thinning out fast. And when there’s no one left to answer the call for help—what then?
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London News: Well Policed Protests Negotiate Challenging Day In London.
Tourists and visitors in the vicinity of Eros in Piccadilly, who could be seen chatting to and posing with smiling Met officers for ‘selfies,’ would assume that there was nothing untoward occurring in central London.
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‘Our local Neighbourhoods officers are vital, we are taking steps to limit the amount of abstractions they face and deliver the strongest ever approach to Neighbourhood policing.’
Our local Neighbourhood officers are vital to tackling crime and building trust in communities. We are taking steps across London to limit the amount of abstractions they face from their local ward and to deliver the strongest ever approach to Neighbourhood policing.
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Police abstractions to central London now causing huge detrimental impacts on our high streets. It’s time to leave local officers in their communities.
We are tired of police officers playing the now you see me now you don’t game because they are called to London for protests. Our businesses are suffering, we are facing huge financial losses because of prolific shoplifters.’
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The hugely emotive anniversary of the 7th of October approaches as police public order planners prepare themselves.
Like Groundhog Day, central London witnessed the familiar sight of a pro-Palestinian protest which, on this occasion, concluded with speeches close to the Israeli Embassy.
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‘Shame on you police officers.’
‘Shame on you!’ were the chants aimed at police officers by far right protesters as they hurled bottles and cans.
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Armistice protests, why it will be our police officers who will once again face the full brunt.
On Saturday 11 November, Armistice Day-London will be faced with a tidal wave of protests. Holding these protests on Armistice
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‘We cannot allow Armistice Day to be disrupted by protesters.’
Dagenham and Rainham Conservative Parliamentary Candidate Sam Holland today writes in the Havering Daily on Saturday’s protests in London on
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‘Another London protest where the lid stays on- for now.’
Different police forces deployed across London to assist the large protests taking place. Former Met Police officer Chris Hobbs today
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East London man charged with causing actual bodily harm after officer assaulted and hospitalised with head injuries.
A Walthamstow man has been charged with causing actual bodily harm and will appear at Highbury Magistrate’s court today after
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London News: Five arrested during protests in central London on Saturday.
Five people arrested during protests in central London on Saturday have been charged. More than 1,000 officers were on duty
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A difficult weekend faced by Met Police Officers followed by a difficult aftermath.
Are the protests in London taking a toll on our police force? Last weekend saw another protest in London with
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