PC Toadfish
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PC Toadfish
@ScotsCopper
it's just like any other job now. bogged time it red tape preventing things working effectively. A 'like' is not endorsement. Tweets are just my brain venting
Lost Katılım Ekim 2021
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@ScotsCopper The worst condition police office I ever saw, was Orkney St in Govan.
Of course the senior officers corridor was always in the best condition in every police office I was in.
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And you harp on at probationers about standards and you have them in a muster room with leaking windows. I once worked in an station where all harling had fallen off front of building - cement had failed after 20 years. Never got fixed in the 3 years after it happened.
ScotsPolFed@ScotsPolFed
More investment is needed in the police estate, with 11 per cent of the rated ‘poor’ - with buildings showing major defects or not operating adequately. Police Scotland has been accused of using “sticking plasters” to patch up stations. 1919magazine.co.uk/may2026/
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This was the public facing presentation they walked into. A building collapsing and we are some people's last chance at help. Not exactly setting expectations high.
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Well done Sir. Now dont sit on this. Keep stading up and push back and let cops police. Your results will go up if they dont have fear.
Metropolitan Police@metpoliceuk
“Apprehending violent and dangerous criminals is a full contact and messy task which may appear shocking to observers with little experience of policing in the real world.” Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley writes to Zack Polanski.
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Ant idea on the pension challenge through solicitors where we all gave our details over etc?
Whats the aim of that? It was years ago we signed up?
ScotsPolFed@ScotsPolFed
Two groups of police officers embroiled in a pensions crisis have scored a partial victory after months of vehement campaigning - via @1919_mag 1919magazine.co.uk/april2026/pens…
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@ScotsCopper It’s a wild take by the CC, who again is trying to pass these decisions to PC’s instead of setting policy. BWV just means that persons who calls literally everyday saying they’re going to kill themselves has it audio/visually recorded
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2 officers word and hospital CCTV not good enough? Make it a lawful instruction backed by the top we will do as we are told. But they won't do that. They know risks.
ScotsPolFed@ScotsPolFed
The rollout of body-worn video could allow police to leave mental health patients in hospital, potentially freeing up hours of their time, the Chief Constable has said. 1919magazine.co.uk/april2026/body…
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@hudson77449685 Experience will make calls like that. I certainly did.
However todays world there's not much Experience left.
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@ScotsCopper Whenever the mental health hospital wouldn’t admit someone I would ask for the names of the assessors. When they asked why I informed them that they would be to blame when the person jumped off a bridge. Every single time they changed their assessment & admitted them.
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@TheIBDBag I will enjoy seeing train drivers and staff get another 5 to 6% in a few months though. Should assist me to feel better about myself
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@ScotsCopper As previous, the inflation guarantee applies to the second year also.
And it went to a vote amongst reps this time to decide to accept. Why post like this? Why not actually engage direct with SPF?
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So why did you take a 2 year pay deal without knowing whats around the corner. Complicit in the problem. 😭 echo chamber do as we say
ScotsPolFed@ScotsPolFed
"Through our engagement with members, we are hearing more frequent accounts of officers struggling with the rising cost of living, and in some cases taking on additional work or seeking support to manage household finances." dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-…
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@TheIBDBag The inflation guarantee does not help now when prices sky rocket i am sure you agree. No point getting excited for a guarantee in March 2027?
Fed have been contacted but alas the deal is signed. Nout will change till April 2027 now.
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@iaingray999 @ScotsPolFed Yeah not good when diesel is 40p higher per litre than it was a week ago
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"Through our engagement with members, we are hearing more frequent accounts of officers struggling with the rising cost of living, and in some cases taking on additional work or seeking support to manage household finances." dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-…
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No one should ever go to work and not come home. 😭😭😭😭😭
Kent Police Federation@KentPolFed
All @KentPolFed are devastated at the news of the on duty death of our colleague PC Bradley Corke. Bradley, 27, died on Saturday following injuries sustained in a road traffic collision as he travelled to an emergency call in Swanley late on Thursday. facebook.com/KentPolFed/pos…
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Yeah I can safely say ive been in for 21+ years. Its rinsed and repeated.
Any fed should never agree a 2 year pay deal into an election year. Thats the best time to get the best deal by a desperate govt.
ScotsPolFed@ScotsPolFed
Police officers “cannot continue” responding to mental health incidents and must instead prioritise the prevention and detection of crime, the Chief Constable has warned. 1919magazine.co.uk/march2026/poli…
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So once again we have been screwd. Signing away a 2 year pay deal less this year (must be election year not important )
Now the world's gone nuts and Inflation energy and fuel will sky rocket. We will sit and watch everyone else get good deals and we will fall further behind
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@TomGaymor I feel guilt as other still do the hours but I quickly learned I was a number and no fccckker misses me now I am in a different role. Others just pick up the slack (fun point my job was never replaced and the money clearly subsumed elsewhere) so another gap in the frontline
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@TomGaymor Please tell her to take care.
Please encourage her to not put the job first. It will have longer lasting issues for her. To many of us have burnt out. I was 19 years front line grinding for the good of the job. I moved eventually of the street before something bad happend
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So far this week my wife has worked 16 hrs + 20 hrs on her 2 ‘duty’ days. Surrounded by a failing infrastructure and threadbare resources, these are the hrs police officers are working. Goodwill keeps the wheels turning but it has a huge impact on officers and their families 👏🏼
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Hopefully not just words. Hopefully see action on this. Its easy to say these things but not fix these things.
ScotsPolFed@ScotsPolFed
The demand on policing from mental health calls... it's #relentless and unsustainable and good to hear the Chief Constable categorically and publicly say so at the Scottish Police Authority meeting.
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@ScotsCopper The SNP won't allow Polis Scotland to do any of this...because its being done in England!
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All whilst being shafted in pay negotiations aye? Think the Feds need to get tough quick. If you think we keep the same draconian rights we currently have. There will be a mass exodus. That I am sure off.
Politics UK@PolitlcsUK
🚨 SUMMARY: The Government's reforms to policing - Facial recognition technology will be rolled out across England and Wales from next year - The 43 police forces will be cut to around 12 "mega forces" who will only focus on major crime - "Local Policing Areas" will be included in these forces in each town, city or borough who will focus only on local crime, such as shoplifting or anti-social behaviour - A British FBI will be established, called the National Police Service, to bring together national policing functions to tackle fraud, terrorism and organised crime, with Regional Crime Hubs built into its structure - All police officers must hold a "Licence to Practice" to remain in the force to ensure they're trained to tackle emerging crimes, with those who fail removed from duty - Police will be required to reach serious incidents within 15 minutes in cities and 20 minutes in rural areas, and answer 999 calls within 10 seconds - A National Public Order Commander will be appointed in the NPS to coordinate responses to riots - A new national centre called "Police AI" will roll out AI across all police forces from April to cut bureaucracy and speed up investigations - A new national forensics service will be created to end "postcode lotteries" in forensic capability - Non-crime hate incidents will be abolished and replaced with a new framework so police spend less time "policing" tweets - Police governance will transfer to directly elected mayors or Policing and Crime Boards made up of council leaders
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