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The Excluded Middle

Posted on 29/03/2013 by

The 'Fallacy of the Excluded Middle' is committed whenever we inappropriately reduce a set of options to two alternatives, excluding other options such as those that are somewhere between those alternatives. I was reminded of the fallacy earlier this week … Continue reading →

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Policing: The Only Way is Ethics

Posted on 04/02/2013 by

Today, you can find my comments on allegations that undercover police officers stole the identities of dead children here at MSN UK News #SocialVoices.

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The removal of local justice

Posted on 07/01/2013 by

Julie Iles ran as Conservative Candidate for Surrey Police and Crime Commissioner after years of service as a local magistrate. An unexpected consequence of standing for election as the Police and Crime Commissioner in Surrey has been my resignation as … Continue reading →

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Senior judge makes ‘land grab’

Posted on 05/01/2013 by

Some of you may remember the summertime saga of how the country’s Senior Presiding Judge, Lord Justice Goldring, attempted to ban magistrates from standing as Police and Crime Commissioners or doing anything that might be dodgy for being excessively political, … Continue reading →

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And so it begins.

Posted on 20/12/2012 by

Oh dear, did I blow the whistle on local politicians' expenses? I'm ever so sorry. To be fair, I kind of knew that saying “Hang on, I think you should have a look at this” was the equivalent of painting … Continue reading →

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Look who’s (still) here.

Posted on 10/12/2012 by

If a stereotypical police officer from central casting were to ask me “What were you doing on the morning of Wednesday 21st March 2012?” I would be able to give them a surprisingly full answer for something nearly 9 months … Continue reading →

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How quick the memory fades.

Posted on 09/12/2012 by

Last week's joint effort on Deputy PCC appointments between TopOfTheCops and the Mail on Sunday seems to have struck a chord, being followed by a number of articles such as those in the Guardian and the Times and an item … Continue reading →

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Is it because I is white?

Posted on 01/12/2012 by

Do you fancy a job dealing with policing and crime that has a fancy title, pays reasonably well, is available close to home, is flexible, possibly to the point of being part-time, and which allows you to be political but … Continue reading →

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PCC Party Failures #2 – the Labour Party

Posted on 23/11/2012 by

The PCC election was a massive missed opportunity for the Labour party, but it was also so much more. To appreciate that, have a look at Wales. North Wales and Gwent have gone to Independents. Dyfed-Powys has gone to the … Continue reading →

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What happens next?

Posted on 22/11/2012 by

As PCCs take up their positions today Peter Walker says the key question is “What happens next?” When senior officers in the Japanese Navy were planning the attack on Pearl harbour, one of them told a briefing “This will give … Continue reading →

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