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@MentalHealthCop They are not stupid but often only see what they want to see.

I read things they've said and regret to find myself asking "Are you too stupid to realise this is either flatly wrong or just not knowable?!" and then I remember: they're not stupid. But non-stupidity explanations are even less charitable and even more worrying still.

I will admit, I’m losing patience again this weekend with senior police officers making ill-founded, unevidenced statements about my area of interest. Always a dilemma - whether to just call it out directly.

@fayetryhorn Thank you Faye. All the best for the future.

Personal news... (I hate posts like this, forgive me!) After 18 years of reading aloud for a living, writing stories and web articles, making lifelong friends and some crazy adventures - my career in radio ends here. That's the latest.

@itvnews I would think the Home Secretary has more important things to be concerned about. The police have released a statement which demonstrates proportionate and reasonable efforts to safely resolve the matter . What more is required? A public enquiry?

Home secretary calls for explanation after police car appears to ram cow | ITV News #Echobox=1718468697" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">itv.com/news/london/20…

And so it begins........

@DCCBenSnuggs Thoughts with everyone involved Ben.

Statement following serious assault and weapons incident - High Wycombe thamesvalley.police.uk/news/thames-va…

@ShapingCEO @ShapingPortsmth @ChinSph Congratulations Dave. Shaping Portsmouth is in good hands.

I've been absent from Twitter for a while but I'm back as the new CEO for @ShapingPortsmth and with a name change from @ChInspH to @ShapingCEO. More info here: shapingportsmouth.co.uk/shaping-portsm…

@WecopsCaroline My Godmother used to drive holding a wooden spoon in her hands and would wield it at me, my twin and my little sister if we played up.

‘Let me tell you now, your current behaviour is seriously impacting my ability to drive you home safely… do with that information, what you will.’ Silent car. Excellent

@RajSKohliexcop Merry Christmas Raj to you and your family. Have a great day.

To all those the celebrate it (and boy do I celebrate it) have an amazing Xmas Day.

@WecopsCaroline As long as you made it back in time for lunch, no problem.

@KiloTango68 You’d be lucky if I was back in at 7am at 25 😂

What time we up team parents?! 😳🥺🤪

@WecopsCaroline Berroca and a Big Mac will do the trick.

Turns out the netball Xmas party, wasn’t a good idea, the night before the works children’s party 🤪🥺🤢 #whoknew

@ray_oak Tempting, very tempting. I am in the middle of completing a course to start a new chapter next year. Best wishes for your tenure as Deputy Chief.

@KiloTango68 Retirement is so 1990’s.😀The best ‘retirement’ is pursuing new goals and/or dreams. A few years in paradise could be one of the best chapters in your book. Let’s sign you up for a month to get you started.😉

@TomGaymor You are right Tom. I was constantly frustrated that demand far outstripped resources. I saw daily officers working flat out but bureaucracy and often doing what other agencies should be doing meant calls stacking up and ultimately the public getting a raw deal. Investment needed.

I often see the relentless demand, officers dashing from call to call, working eye watering hours with no breaks. Much of the demand is to support partner agencies, and officers are often caught up in time intensive bureaucratic processes. Demand outweighs resources.

@grahamwettone This is fraught with danger. The government needs to invest in professional policing. Just another example of trying to do things on the cheap. We have seen just how backward England is now as a result of chronic under investment.

I would certainly not be encouraging this. As ever it sounds easy & another quick fix but a proposal I doubt he checked with any police leaders. Most 'citizen arrests' I dealt with were potentially unlawful & use of force was questionable. Is he going to teach them the theft act?

@bbc5live @nickeardleybbc @BBCSounds 20 MPH speed limits in all residential areas will be unenforceable.

2⃣0⃣ Wales' policy of 20mph speed limits for most residential roads comes into force today. House of Commons leader Penny Mordaunt has called the policy "insane". Wales' Deputy Climate Change Minister Lee Waters joined @nickeardleybbc on 5 Live Sunday Breakfast. 📲 @BBCSounds

@PeterMoskos The only surprise is that it took this long for his demise.

Since they couldn't find a window for Prigozhin to fall out of, they fell the whole damn window instead.

@ruskin147 @DFriesenGlobal @AaronRamsdale98 I often won't read pieces posted on social media. I am glad I stopped and read this. Thank you Aaron for writing it and disclosing some really personal matters and for highlighting wider issues in football and beyond.

This brilliant piece by Arsenal keeper ⁦@AaronRamsdale98⁩ all about coping with toxic social media is a must read even if you have no interest in football theplayerstribune.com/posts/aaron-ra…

@BluelightInfo 100% correct. Policing can't compete with luring people away from the private sector. Radical reform of police pay and conditions is needed.

Recruit detectives from areas such as business fraud - great idea but todays archaic pay system won’t tempt individuals on over £50K a year into a salary that starts at £28K?!? theguardian.com/politics/2023/…

@PapaBravo69 You're right, won't bring her back but at least the pathetic excuse of a human being will hopefully stay in prison for the full sentence.

That is what you call a decent sentence. It won’t bring Elle back but hopefully her family will feel justice was done. news.sky.com/story/elle-edw…