POLICE
MATTERS
NOVEMBER
7th 2007
The calls
for the Commissioner, Ian Blair, to resign are truly
appalling. They come from the usual crowd of political whores* to whom
I
must now add David Cameron and Chris Huhne. In fact Cameron is coming
over more and more as a quick thinking, fast talking salesman who
hasn't a clue or a scruple in his makeup. I thought he was a nice guy,
but if he is, he sure is a moron.
* I don't wish to insult whores, they have troubles enough of their
own.
See also The
London Bomb Attacks
DECEMBER 22nd 2008
Met
Police Assistant Commissioner Bob Quick, who has been looking into the
Green affair (Quick is heading the leaks investigation which saw senior
Tory
MP Damian Green arrested last month) said on Sunday he had been forced
to move his family after a published newspaper article put them at
risk. He claimed on Sunday the Tory party had mobilised the press
against him.
Unfortunately the Tory party doesn't need to mobilise the press, there
are enough editors desperate for any row they can stir up to sell copy
and convince the public that our great free press alone can save them
from both a police state on the one hand and corrupt politicians on the
other. So Quick has had to apologise. The Tories have accepted the
apology and say they wish to draw a line under this - which is not
surprising as although there is no doubt the 'party' is not behind the
usual suspects in the media the idea that there are no connections is
not credible either.
It would
be a pity if we lost Commissioner Quick as he is a key player in police
security with an excellent reputation. He is also one of the people who
know just how much pressure the security services are under and why it
would be useful to be able to detain suspects (like other countries can
for the most trivial offences) while complex terrorist related cases
are investigated. His efforts to explain this to politicians have
caused him to be accused of trying to politicise the police. I don't
think so. Now his political impartiallity is being questioned. If
showing impartiality means bottling your feelings I don't find that
appropriate at all. I think frankness is what we value and if he thinks
the Tory party are not all his cup of tea, why the hell should he not
say so. I know a few excellent Tories. Unfortunately they have little
to do with the party these days - with some exceptions.