Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary wrote it, so it’s a serious critique. Ive chosen the Times rather than the Guardian, because the Guardian is usually critical of the police. Note that at the end of the article the Times continues the Tory attack on ACPO. Guardian defends the right to demonstrate. Times and Telegraph attack … POLICE PROTEST TRAINING IN CHAOS, REPORT FINDS
Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary wrote it, so it’s a serious critique. Ive chosen the Times rather than the Guardian, because the Guardian is usually critical of the police. Note that at the end of the article the Times continues the Tory attack on ACPO. Guardian defends the right to demonstrate. Times and Telegraph attack … POLICE PROTEST TRAINING IN CHAOS, REPORT FINDS
A rare example of the Swiss demanding to know something in order to prosecute someone.My French is inadequate, but if the French dont tell them, they [the Swiss} wil discontinue their [a]greed cooperation against tax fraud. This is aimed at Herve Falciani who is a whistleblower who left France with the details of many tax … LA FRANCE VA REMETTRE LES FICHIERS VOLES A HSBC A LA JUSTICE SUISSE
Intriguing story. Americans pretending to be FARC [so that proves theyre drug smugglers] approach three guys from Mali, who are suuposed to be associates [whatever that means] of al Qaeda’s Northern African branch [whatever that is] [and which will be used to prove that al Qaeda smuggles drugs]. Its a good one. None of it … US ARRESTS THREE AFRICANS IN “AL QAEDA COCAINE STING”
Nice piece in the FT on the role of the silovki under Putin and Medvedev. Turns out to be based on an article in post-Soviet Affairs: “Putin’s Militocracy”, by Olga Kryshtanovskaya and Stephen White. Post-Soviet Affairs 2003, 19, 4
Interesting that this is in the Financial Times, so it must be a business matter. Private security running cells at demonstrations and also getting into investigation work. ACPO untroubled…well, theyre looking for retirement jobs themselves arent they? Lots of retired officers getting into the sector…Could it be that theyre retiring too early???
Some interesting comments on the state the Commissioner found the organisation in when he took over. Radio interview for the Today programme.
The Independent’s spin on yesterdays post includes the fact that lots of council emplyees have been given powers to confiscate property along with private security sneaking unannounced into traditional polcie roles….We’re all coppers now! Dont you go taking any photographs without my permission!
Details of the Stockholm programme for the next five years
Bit of a tabloid presentation by the Guardian. Under the hype, it emerges that the head of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime thinks a lot of money was laundered durimng the crisis. Must find the original text of his speech.
