Are your local police doing a good job?

Copper load of this Fact is there maybe a blood bath outside the BBC this week as BNP Nick Griffin gets an early Christmas present courtesy of the UK TV license payer to appear on the Question Time panel. This alone will employ 300 police tonight around the capital as Mr Griffin's reputation attracts trouble. - The introduction of such a hated figure on mainstream TV has caused a stir and the correctly impartial BBC has defended their stance in inviting the BNP leader to the show. Of course it is part of democracy to include any individual with a recognized credibility in politics and the BNP ... more

Ever wandered how recorded crime in Britain is falling? Well they are not recording it anymore, as simple as. The target and league table culture pushed onto the police means they are effectively rewarded for not locking up offenders, instead the emphasis moved on to clear up rates, nicking people you know are going to be able to find guilty on the day, usually ones for lesser offences that will produce instant results. It's better to nick someone who has done a traffic or a public disorder offence than concentrate your resources on more serious crimes you wont be able to clear up as easy ... more

I can’t do an overly detailed review of my local police force in Chester, Cheshire as I have never actually been involved with the police in anyway neither negative nor positive nor honestly hope to be in the near future. But judging from news reports I read in my local paper and things my friends tell me, I find that my local police force are doing a reasonably good job. ~ Now there are massive differences in what you think is a “good” job and this depends on where you live and your local community and most importantly your attitude to your community, I just happen to live out of the way ... more

A member of my family is classed as a vulnerable adult because of severe mental illness. The person concerned is able to get around on their own but is unable to relate to people in the street in a normal manner.This is always causing problems because the normal public often take offence and cause my relative to suffer verbal and sometimes even physical abuse. In the last two years Medway police have been involved in over sixty related incidents.To the credit of the police, they havr tried to involve both the local health authority and also social services'. Recently things took a turn for the ... more