I seem to recall that she ‘solved’ homelessness for Tony Blair by rigorously narrow use of language and countingI met Louise Casey years ago at Shelter when I was a volunteer (late 90s) She was fiercely ambitious then (she's the same age as me) . She has had quite the career , appointed to positions by Labour & Tory governments.
This has been thirty years in the making,
Are you suggesting she isn't sound and her report is sus?I met Louise Casey years ago at Shelter when I was a volunteer (late 90s) She was fiercely ambitious then (she's the same age as me) . She has had quite the career , appointed to positions by Labour & Tory governments.
That is correct. I hated her for the way she conducted the homeless headcount. People using night shelters were not counted for example.I seem to recall that she ‘solved’ homelessness for Tony Blair by rigorously narrow use of language and counting
I doubt it.Are you suggesting she isn't sound and her report is sus?
Sorry, just trying to get a fix on this. Sounds as if she's got the Met bang to rights. But people are questioning her credibility?I doubt it.
But she was a right arse licking jobs worth back in the day.
Yes I totally questioned her credibility when I heard she was heading this investigation and was surprised at her findings, not because they are not correct, but that she called them out....based on her actions as head of the rough sleepers unit in 1999. She was like the Suella Braverman of rough sleepers.Sorry, just trying to get a fix on this. Sounds as if she's got the Met bang to rights. But people are questioning her credibility?
ETA I mean, could the Met be even worse?
Like, corrupt or something?
#innocentface
FuckwitsWhat the actual ... Exactly what are Kent Police doing if not classing rape, sexual assault, domestic abuse and crime (wide range of options) as emergency issues
The A4 printout urged Maidstone residents to report "non-emergency enquiries" via an online form.
The list included anti-social behaviour, missing persons and fraud.
Police said it was part of their Click B4 U Call campaign, which encouraged people, where suitable, to use online reporting to free up call handlers.
The poster, which was put up by a member of police staff at the front counter in Maidstone police station, has since been taken down, the force said.
FFS...
Kent Police sign lists rape as ‘non-emergency’ crime
Kent Police sign lists rape as ‘non-emergency’ crime
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and...domestic abuse.
I admire the brass neck they possess when they say crime is not a priority for them. Perhaps they should say what they consider emergencies - missing doughnuts or kebabs perhapsFFS...
Kent Police sign lists rape as ‘non-emergency’ crime
Kent Police sign lists rape as ‘non-emergency’ crime
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and...domestic abuse.
The officer denied the allegations and said he believed his actions "were within policing standards".
However, the panel said it concluded that he did carry out the PNC check for a non-policing purpose and that he searched for the woman's name on Instagram minutes later after the check. This was based on evidence seen on a screenshot of the woman's phone.
The hearing heard evidence that after the officer followed the woman at the Co-op in Wirksworth, Derbyshire, he sent flame and heart eyes emojis to the same woman's Instagram.
And therein lies the problem.The officer denied the allegations and said he believed his actions "were within policing standards".
Why does it matter? It’s not against the rules
Thing is, unless Garvey is actually a convincing undercover agent (probably not, but who knows these days) he’s most likely someone who lives with mental health problems and/or a developmental disability. As such he the sort of person would have to deal with a lot of coercive state intervention (and I don’t doubt he’s had a a lot of rough experiences, and I share his disgust at the state and it’s agents) however, he’s also the sort of person who would be targeted by (honestly) some of the worst people on the planet to be used to promote and/or act on some very unpleasant ideas and agendas. Honestly I don’t know exactly how people of good faith should respond to this phenomena (hence my ‘can’t do wrong for doing right’ comment some time ago), but I do know (and I hope those of good faith do too) what a destructive combination that can be, and that it’s imperative to both take seriously the realities of those who live like Garvey does (and those who lives are far much harder too), and also take seriously how active the extremists (of various persuasion, weird groomy cunts the lot of them, no one needs to feel got at) are in targeting people like Garvey and how much damage can arise from this (the Barbie Kardashian tragedy has been giving me a lot of sleepless nights)