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Now Ben is raging - if you look at his timeline he's gone beyond what a "fruitcake and racist" would say
Ben is demonstrating here that never mind chlorinated chicken
There is a much worse US import already here
Trumpism
So let's talk about "defund the police"
Now Ben is raging - if you look at his timeline he's gone beyond what a "fruitcake and racist" would say
Ben is demonstrating here that never mind chlorinated chicken
There is a much worse US import already here
Trumpism
So let's talk about "defund the police"
Now I appreciate Ben is only a recent MP to win a seat in Parliament having joined in the 2017 general election
He also was "Vice Chairman of the Conservative Party for Youth"
Well I suppose its great to see someone cheering Boris Johnson's ever growing brood
He also was "Vice Chairman of the Conservative Party for Youth"
Well I suppose its great to see someone cheering Boris Johnson's ever growing brood
Oh yes and here
"British Transport police say party has rebuffed repeated requests to see findings of inquiry launched following suicide of young activist Elliott Johnson"
theguardian.com/politics/2017/…
"British Transport police say party has rebuffed repeated requests to see findings of inquiry launched following suicide of young activist Elliott Johnson"
theguardian.com/politics/2017/…
"Johnson’s father, Ray Johnson, said he had received assurances from the Tory party chairman, Patrick McLoughlin, that the Conservatives would assist police with any investigations but later discovered the party had not responded to requests for the report."
Imagine being the father of a young man who committed suicide due to bullying and making him a promise
And reneging on it
I can't imagine
1) choosing to do that
and
2) so many who are complicit in their silence at that decision
And reneging on it
I can't imagine
1) choosing to do that
and
2) so many who are complicit in their silence at that decision
But then again
If you can lie to the Queen to unlawfully prorogue Parliament
If you can lie to the Queen
Then lying to yourself is easy
If you can lie to the Queen to unlawfully prorogue Parliament
If you can lie to the Queen
Then lying to yourself is easy
Anyway sorry back to the Police
Now first of all we go back in time
No not to last week which feels like an eternity ago
Or to before the apparent success of covid and the "Lion King" Boris Johnson h/t @halfon4harlowMP for that description of him
No not to last week which feels like an eternity ago
Or to before the apparent success of covid and the "Lion King" Boris Johnson h/t @halfon4harlowMP for that description of him
If you want a thread on Boris Johnson well you can read this one - but I am not dealing with Boris in this thread
I agree with Sir Nicholas Soames - although he blocked me long ago for simply pointing out what his "party" had become
I agree with Sir Nicholas Soames - although he blocked me long ago for simply pointing out what his "party" had become
So anyway
We travel back to 2009
When a Shadow Home Secretary was one Chris Grayling
theguardian.com/politics/2019/…
We travel back to 2009
When a Shadow Home Secretary was one Chris Grayling
theguardian.com/politics/2019/…
Grayling "This has to be the final nail in the coffin of Blair's promise Labour would be tough on crime.We already have many violent crimes rocketing & crimes like burglaries on rise again.Because Brown has wrecked public finances we're going to have fewer police on our streets."
Of course there's the eternal bullshit of "Brown has wrecked public finances"
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
" The spin that our current woes are the result of the awful mess Gordon Brown left the UK economy in is a distortion based on a half-truth."
mainlymacro.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/facts-…
mainlymacro.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/facts-…
"Even the conservative estimates of the Office for Budget Responsibility suggest that GDP growth would have been around one per cent higher in both 2010-11 and 2011-12 if the Coalition hadn’t slashed domestic spending on the scale and pace they did."
independent.co.uk/voices/conserv…
independent.co.uk/voices/conserv…
Oh and in that same article a warning from Police
"Timothy Brain, the Chief Constable of Gloucestershire, warned forces were being weakened at a time a strong police force could be essential to "hold the line"."
"Timothy Brain, the Chief Constable of Gloucestershire, warned forces were being weakened at a time a strong police force could be essential to "hold the line"."
"The full effect of recession can take a long time to be felt in crime & disorder terms.Unemployment peaked in 1985 but there was no downturn in crime figures until the mid 1990s. In the meantime we experienced severe social shock & it was the Police Service that held the line."
But ignore the Chief Constable.
Just look at Grayling's words - he already admits that crimes are rising
So
When a party gets into power in 2010
Just look at Grayling's words - he already admits that crimes are rising
So
When a party gets into power in 2010
"23,500 police staff jobs have been lost in England and Wales since 2010, figures from GMB, the union for police staff, reveal. "
gmb.org.uk/news/shock-fig…
gmb.org.uk/news/shock-fig…
"The figures include more than 7,000 cuts to Police Community Support Officer roles (PCSOs). In one police force, Norfolk, PCSO numbers have fallen by 100 per cent after the Conservative Police and Crime Commissioner cut all posts."
"The most affected region is London, which has lost almost half (47 per cent or 9,000 jobs) of its police staff since 2010, including 72 per cent of PCSOs. The worst of the cuts were inflicted in the Metropolitan Police during Boris Johnson’s term as Mayor of London."
"The North East is the second worst affected region with almost a third of jobs lost."
Rachel Harrison, GMB National Officer, said:
“These cuts are an absolute disgrace – not content with taking more than 20,000 police officers off our streets, under the Conservatives 23,500 staff roles have been slashed too.
“These cuts are an absolute disgrace – not content with taking more than 20,000 police officers off our streets, under the Conservatives 23,500 staff roles have been slashed too.
“GMB members undertake essential jobs – police forces could not function without out them but cuts are forcing the service to breaking point"
Let's move the focus away from staff cuts
And talk about the £££
After all Ben Bradley MP is really concerned about people defunding the Police
lbc.co.uk/politics/lbcs-…
And talk about the £££
After all Ben Bradley MP is really concerned about people defunding the Police
lbc.co.uk/politics/lbcs-…
"Fact-check: Police funding fell from 2010/11 to 2015/16. That’s according to estimates compiled by the National Audit Office. Overall funding fell by 18%, taking inflation into account. That compares to a 31% increase in funding between 2000/01 and 2010/11."
Now I could repeat that previous tweet in full upper case or with emoticons or with other amplification
It doesn't really matter - if you want to lie about the record of 2010-2015 then do so
It doesn't really matter - if you want to lie about the record of 2010-2015 then do so
"Direct government funding has fallen by 25% over the same period, which is what David Dimbleby is referring to. Most of the police budget comes from central government, but forces can also raise money locally via council taxes and this pot increased slightly over the period. "
"Police recorded almost 44,700 offences in England and Wales, which the ONS said was a new record.
The Police Federation (PF), which represents rank-and-file officers, warned that the trend would not be reversed with the extra officers & money promised by Boris Johnson."
The Police Federation (PF), which represents rank-and-file officers, warned that the trend would not be reversed with the extra officers & money promised by Boris Johnson."
"The statistics were revealed a day after a senior Metropolitan Police officer said a "shrinkage across public services" was driving up violence."
We will come back to that in a little bit
We will come back to that in a little bit
A reminder of Theresa May
“Weren’t you the home secretary who said they were crying wolf?”
The PM replied: “I’m not sure I used exactly that phrase Nick.”
huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/theresa-…
“Weren’t you the home secretary who said they were crying wolf?”
The PM replied: “I’m not sure I used exactly that phrase Nick.”
huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/theresa-…
So a Tory party who KNEW what the crime trends were
Who knew the police cuts they were doing
Who knew the impact of those police cuts
Chose to mock the police
And then chose to lie to the police
Well if you can lie to the Queen, a nation, lying to the Police is easy
Who knew the police cuts they were doing
Who knew the impact of those police cuts
Chose to mock the police
And then chose to lie to the police
Well if you can lie to the Queen, a nation, lying to the Police is easy
So if @BBradley_Mans wants to go full Trump with "defund the police" aimed as a slur against #BlackLivesMattters
He really really should reflect
On the decade of a legacy of rule by HIS party
Can he answer a simple question better than @trussliz
He really really should reflect
On the decade of a legacy of rule by HIS party
Can he answer a simple question better than @trussliz
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