[thread] on the "great news"
and "listening to the people's priorities"
and "listening to the people's priorities"
https://twitter.com/SimonClarkeMP/status/1321834417199947777
Now first on the great news
Oh dear
My apologies
Looks like I read the wrong story on the northern echo
thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/national/…
Oh dear
My apologies
Looks like I read the wrong story on the northern echo
thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/national/…
Oh yes and also
great news for road traffic accidents in wintery weather
" a 40 per cent cut in its spending power due to government austerity cuts has made it “impossible to provide some of the programmes that we previously did”.
thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/18742886.…
great news for road traffic accidents in wintery weather
" a 40 per cent cut in its spending power due to government austerity cuts has made it “impossible to provide some of the programmes that we previously did”.
thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/18742886.…
A reminder of the impact to pedestrians, cyclists, drivers and Police of wintery weather
cleveland19.com/story/37251523…
cleveland19.com/story/37251523…
But anyway back to SImon
"Cleveland has been bolstered by the additional 146 officers since the Government launched its major police recruitment"
"Cleveland has been bolstered by the additional 146 officers since the Government launched its major police recruitment"
“I am delighted that in just over one year, this Conservative Government has already delivered an extra 146 officers across Cleveland Police."
"Cleveland Police Chief Constable Mike Veale said "things in policing are not OK" and the service is "nowhere near where it needs to be".
The force has seen a 37% reduction in staffing along with a £25.5m budget cut since 2010."
The force has seen a 37% reduction in staffing along with a £25.5m budget cut since 2010."
"Forces across the country including Cleveland are more efficient and more effective than ever before, but despite this efficiency the service we are providing the public is nowhere near where it needs to be."
"I would not be exhibiting the courage that my officers and staff deserve if I continue to say we have enough resources; if I continue with this commentary that things in policing are OK. They are not OK."
A reminder on courage
The current Home Sec blocked her local police federation after they warned about the consequences of budget cuts
Cancelling your local police federation
Imagine doing that
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…
The current Home Sec blocked her local police federation after they warned about the consequences of budget cuts
Cancelling your local police federation
Imagine doing that
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…
Why that's almost as bad as accusing the police of crying wolf over the consequences of policy choices
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-328065…
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-328065…
Imagine
As a Conservative being unable to own the consequences of your policy choices
The KNOWABLE / KNOWN consequences
And being so unable to defend them
That you have to play the person
Liz Truss also demonstrates that skill here
As a Conservative being unable to own the consequences of your policy choices
The KNOWABLE / KNOWN consequences
And being so unable to defend them
That you have to play the person
Liz Truss also demonstrates that skill here
https://twitter.com/PandaScottish/status/1202012607928061952
Well
Thatcher said something of people who do that
“I always cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think, well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a single political argument left.”
Thatcher said something of people who do that
“I always cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think, well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a single political argument left.”
Thatcher also said something about people breaking their word and the law
https://twitter.com/PandaScottish/status/1305425463351836672
Anyway back to Simon and crime
So the Tories cut
500 police officers and 50 PCSO's
Simon here is cheering 146 new officers (30% of what was lost)
So the Tories cut
500 police officers and 50 PCSO's
Simon here is cheering 146 new officers (30% of what was lost)
So a reminder from 2010
And Police forces facing up to cuts during the 2008 period following the global financial crash
Do you know which party during the 2010 general election weaponised those concerns, those fears
telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/la…
And Police forces facing up to cuts during the 2008 period following the global financial crash
Do you know which party during the 2010 general election weaponised those concerns, those fears
telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/la…
Yes
You're right
The Conservative Party
You're right
The Conservative Party
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.com/2012/08/facts-…
mainlymacro.blogspot.com/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.
Let's move the focus away from staff cuts
And talk about the £££
Imagine not being able to own what you are doing to the Police
lbc.co.uk/politics/lbcs-…
And talk about the £££
Imagine not being able to own what you are doing to the Police
lbc.co.uk/politics/lbcs-…
Why it's almost like not being able to own what you are doing with austerity
See Liz Truss earlier
But also
A new baronesss below
See Liz Truss earlier
But also
A new baronesss below
"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
After all if you can lie about Fact Check UK
Lying about facts is easy
It doesn't really matter - if you want to lie about the record of 2010-2015 then do so
After all if you can lie about Fact Check UK
Lying about facts is easy
"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 as Tory MP's go full throttle with the trope of "defund the Police" aimed at Black Lives Matter
Just show them this thread
Just show them this thread
The people who defunded the Police
Despite rising crime
Despite weaponising police funding warm words at an election
Despite saying police were crying wolf over the effects
Despite cancelling their local Police Federation
And now want to claim "victory"
Are the Tories
Despite rising crime
Despite weaponising police funding warm words at an election
Despite saying police were crying wolf over the effects
Despite cancelling their local Police Federation
And now want to claim "victory"
Are the Tories
It is quite sad really
To see how low the cult of Cummings-Johnson sink
They cheat
They lie
They peddle racism
They lie to the Queen
They unlawfully prorogue Parliament
They break the law and international treaty
They spaff on the UK reputation
To see how low the cult of Cummings-Johnson sink
They cheat
They lie
They peddle racism
They lie to the Queen
They unlawfully prorogue Parliament
They break the law and international treaty
They spaff on the UK reputation
And their contempt for the victims of crime 2010-2020
Is so great
That they think
Or worse *know*
That enough people will fall for this bullshit to ensure their loyalty at the ballot box
Wake the fuck up and smell the coffee
Is so great
That they think
Or worse *know*
That enough people will fall for this bullshit to ensure their loyalty at the ballot box
Wake the fuck up and smell the coffee
A cult who claims a massive success of coronavirus
Demonstrates one thing
They are afraid, terrified
Of losing power, career, £ and influence
They are afraid
And desperate
Demonstrates one thing
They are afraid, terrified
Of losing power, career, £ and influence
They are afraid
And desperate
https://twitter.com/PandaScottish/status/1298934733813014528
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