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Craig Guildford has been referred to the policing watchdog. And he has been allowed to retire. Those two facts, taken together, now define the Birmingham policing scandal. A chief constable whose force fabricated evidence, misled Parliament, inverted the threat, and enforced a decision that excluded Jewish supporters from public life is no longer in post. But he did not face dismissal. He chose the terms of his exit, kept his pension, and stepped away before consequences could land. The investigation comes after the protection, not before it. The findings are no longer disputed. Sir Andy Cooke concluded that West Midlands Police relied on exaggerated and untrue intelligence, retrofitted evidence to justify a decision already taken, and issued misleading public statements while failing to engage properly with the Jewish community. The force even allowed a football match generated by Microsoft Copilot to enter an intelligence dossier and be presented as fact. These are not marginal errors. They are systemic failures of honesty and authority. The Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, withdrew confidence in Guildford. The mayor, MPs across parties, and Jewish organisations followed. Trust collapsed. Yet the decisive moment never came. That power sat not with ministers or inspectors, but with the Police and Crime Commissioner, Simon Foster. And Foster refused to act. Instead, we were given delay dressed up as responsibility. More consideration. More reports. More meetings. Dates pushed forward while the damage deepened. Guildford lawyered up, ran down the clock, and ultimately chose the timing of his own exit. Only once he was safely out of office was the matter referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct at all. That sequence matters. It tells you everything about how modern accountability works. Retirement first. Investigation second. Consequences deferred until they no longer threaten the institution or those who signed off the appointment. The system closes ranks, not to defend the public, but to protect itself. The referral to the IOPC will be presented as a reckoning. It is not. The watchdog can investigate conduct, but it cannot undo what was done, restore trust, or claw back authority already surrendered. It cannot touch the pension. It cannot reverse the message sent to every senior public servant watching closely. That message is now unmistakable. If you hold your nerve, exhaust the process, and survive long enough, the worst outcome is early retirement. Evidence becomes negotiable. Truth becomes procedural. Delay becomes protection. This scandal is no longer about one man. It is about a structure that rewards inertia and punishes decisiveness. Police and Crime Commissioners were sold as guardians of accountability. What this case exposes is the opposite. When a commissioner appoints a chief constable, dismissal becomes an admission of personal failure. So accountability collapses into stalling. Strip away the language and the reality is stark. A minority was excluded from public life. Evidence was bent to justify it. Parliament was misled. And when the truth emerged, the official responsible was allowed to leave quietly while the institution absorbed the shock. That is how equal policing dies. Not through open prejudice, but through managerial fear. Not because the law is unclear, but because enforcing it is inconvenient. The threat is managed. The victims are removed. The record is adjusted. And when exposed, the response is to wait it out. If this ends with a retired chief constable, a slow investigation, and no real consequences, the precedent is locked in. Fabricate evidence. Mislead Parliament. Exclude a minority. And if your commissioner holds his nerve, you survive. That is the precedent now set. Craig Guildford and Police and Crime Commissioner Simon Foster

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Fantastic study of an apparently wounded soldier in Northern Ireland in the early 1970s. Photo from The British Army In Ulster Vol 1.

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Today we celebrate 5 incredible years of @ThinBluePaw 🎂 Since day one, our mission has been simple: to protect, celebrate and rehabilitate serving and retired police dogs across the United Kingdom. These incredible dogs put their lives on the frontline to keep us safe every single day, and it’s only right that, when their working days are over, they enjoy the very best retirement with access to vital veterinary care. In just five years, we’ve supported over 180+ retired police dogs, funding more than £400,000 worth of veterinary and rehabilitation treatment, from monthly medication and lifesaving surgeries, to welfare packs and first aid training for operational police dogs. None of this would be possible without you, our amazing supporters. Here’s to five years of making a difference together… and many more to come! 🐶🚔🇬🇧💙🐾

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@Blesma Swifty is sound. Union Street fears him.

Darren was injured by an IRA bomb in 1991. “I was working with the Army Dog Unit and was feeding my dog when two members of the IRA threw a coffee jar bomb at me. My left leg had gone completely " Join us in thanking Darren for his service 🎖️ #Veteran

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@StuartDowell_ What leverage does France and the UK have?

Poland has spent 30 years building its foreign policy around a strong US alliance. Yesterday, that foundation cracked. Andrzej Duda flew across the Atlantic for a planned hour-long meeting with Trump. He got ten minutes. This wasn’t just bad optics. It was a humiliation. Poland has positioned itself as America’s most loyal ally in Europe. But when Trump is reshaping US policy on Ukraine and NATO, Poland was given barely a moment of his time. Duda had no offer, no clear role after refusing to be part of a stabilisation mission. Meanwhile, France and the UK are shaping proposals on Ukraine. They have leverage. After the meeting, Duda and his camp scrambled to spin it as a success. They searched for breadcrumbs: Trump’s warm words, a vague mention of military cooperation, a possible visit to Poland. But none of it changes the reality. Trump’s words were warm, but the actions matter. His team is cutting Ukraine out of talks with Russia. US support for NATO looks uncertain. And yet Duda left Washington with nothing but scraps. For years, Poland’s security strategy rested on unquestioning faith in the US alliance. That strategy is being dismantled day by day.

HOT FUZZ was released 18 years ago today. The second entry in Edgar Wright’s Cornetto Trilogy and one of the most beloved British comedies this century, the tale of how it was made is like firing two guns whilst jumping through the air… 1/46

On this day in 1942 the RAF Regiment was formed. Today we celebrate 83 years defending the RAF and enabling Air and Space Operations wherever required.   Per Ardua #OTD #RAFRegiment

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