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
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Jun 7
Good to see the politicians getting extra special holiday days granted to go to for jollies. We cant get one day extra .... will @ScotsPolFed do anything?
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May 5
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.
May 5
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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May 5
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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Apr 30
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.
Apr 30
“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.
ALT Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley's letter to Green Party Leader Zack Polanski.
ALT Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley's letter to Green Party Leader Zack Polanski.
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Apr 23
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?
Apr 22
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…
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Apr 23
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.
Apr 20
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…
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Mar 29
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
Mar 29
"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/scott…
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Mar 22
No one should ever go to work and not come home. 😭😭😭😭😭
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/post…
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Mar 14
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.
Mar 13
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…
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Mar 9
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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Feb 20
Hopefully not just words. Hopefully see action on this. Its easy to say these things but not fix these things.
Feb 20
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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Jan 26
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.
Jan 26
🚨 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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Jan 22
I will make a prediction in 10 years or less police will be managing everything for everyone else and crime will be a telephone ☎️ appointment for a week later
Jan 22
“If policy shifts increase demand - whether through new offences, protest dynamics or public order requirements - then staffing, equipment and overtime budgets must reflect that reality”, #SPFManifesto says. spf.org.uk/jcc-circular-18-o…
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Jan 16
You lost me when you said your telling politicians. They cant even fix a pothole.
Jan 16
Scotland’s politicians will be presented with a blueprint to rebuild front line services, reconnect policing with communities, and restore a model of public safety “rooted in fairness, transparency and credibility” 1919magazine.co.uk/january20… #SPFManifesto
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Jan 11
This report thingy that was commissioned to see how far behind pay where we should be? When's it out? Whats the objective? Anything thoughts if it will make any difference?
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Jan 9
Best build 10000000 new cells. Because everyone says they care but those who hold the power really dont care.
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Jan 6
But we all know the craic eh
Jan 6
"If a police officer is turning up to an incident involving a knife or a bladed weapon then an armed response vehicle or firearm should be sent for their safety and that may be reflected in the figures." dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scott…
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24 Dec 2025
And if you flag it as an issue and its affecting you after a little cuddle they want to drag you back to it and expose u more and if you try and fight it they start shouting capability and the FED support the bosses
24 Dec 2025
David Kennedy, General Secretary of the Scottish Police Federation: "Police officers deal with extreme trauma multiple times in a day and that ultimately has a knock on affect." dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scott…
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9 Dec 2025
You can name anything you want but without boots on the ground your just going to take another cop off the front line to fill a fantasy vacancy.
THE POLICE ARE NOT AND SHOULD NOT BE USED AS A POLITICAL TOOL! WHEN DID THIS CHANGE
9 Dec 2025
Community policing is set to become an election battleground after Scottish Labour vowed to deliver a named crime prevention officer in every council ward.
David Kennedy, general secretary of the Scottish Police Federation, described the announcements as “a start in the right direction”. 1919magazine.co.uk/december2…
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