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Calum Steele

@CalumA_Steele

3 years

Yesterday police officers in the west of Scotland had bones broken, lost teeth, & sustained a multitude of other injuries as they faced (what was for many) the worst violence in their 20 odd years of policing.

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Riddle me this. On trial Adam Graham / Isla Bryson said “it was consensual” and was not believed. The same Adam Graham / Isla Bryson says “I am a trans woman” and is to be believed?

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1 year

The only person who can legitimately claim an “exclusive” headline today is a certain Mr Stuart Campbell of Bath

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@CalumA_Steele

1 year

This photo by Mike Gibbons (widely used by media) ably demonstrates the altar at which we are expected to unquestionably worship. But seeing as curiosity leads to discovery is this a trans woman or a man pretending to be so?

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11 months

On 16 March Police Scotland launched its Violence against Women & Girls (VAWG) Strategy. On 25th May the Chief Constable said the force was institutionally misogynistic. On 22nd July a woman was violently assaulted by a man in Aberdeen. He wasnt prosecuted

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1 year

With so many now distracted by the frothing over section 35 it might be worthwhile to take time to critically analyse the abject failure of the Holyrood committee process - which was seen as little more than a procedural inconvenience that had to be tolerated.

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Calum Steele

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1 year

Appreciate @SundayTimesScot has to adhere to publishing guides but these were my pre-edit words “Adam Graham may now be Isla Bryson but a woman he is not, and in the eyes of many, never will be”

At last, people see the reality of gender reform — and don’t like it

Despite the brow-beating to deny the reality of what our eyes have been telling us, the inherent logic of what so many have always instinctively known to be true was there before us, in all its...

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Calum Steele

@CalumA_Steele

1 year

I find the whole “Ash was MY junior minister” line from Humza to be patronising in the extreme. Ash Regan was appointed to be ministerial brief by the FM; she was not bestowed to another as a gift.

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Calum Steele

@CalumA_Steele

4 years

As emergency services get ready to respond to #Covid19UK police announce they will be forced to attend only the most urgent incidents, Ambulance announce they will call on police to help with demand, & Fire Brigade announce the car wash on Sunday will be open as usual😉

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Calum Steele

@CalumA_Steele

1 year

Unable to import Unable to export Extended supply lines driving up costs Uncertainty of market access Increased costs of most basic foods Food rotting at ports Shortage of skills No - Not Brexit, but Scotlands pitiful ferry “service” to the Hebrides right now

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Calum Steele

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2 years

Interesting catch up with ⁦ @ForwomenScot ⁩ ⁦ @ScotTories ⁩ #SCC22 - they aren’t witches or heretics, and have concerns that should be listened to, acknowledged and addressed. (Ps women make up over half our population so ignoring them isn’t smart or clever)

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Calum Steele

@CalumA_Steele

7 years

No words needed

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Calum Steele

@CalumA_Steele

3 months

I suspect that within a very short period of time we will have “data” suggesting Scotland to be one of the most “hateful” counties on earth. This Jackanory data will be used to justify an endless drive to deliver a Pygmalion utopia

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@CalumA_Steele

4 years

That had the look and feel of justification for ending furlough support more than it did for beating the virus.

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Calum Steele

@CalumA_Steele

3 years

Yesterday courageous officers from @gardainfo attended an incident in Clonee that resulted in the fatal shooting of the suspect. In the days, weeks, months & years ahead these officers will be vilified & subject to all manner of allegations. They deserve our full support.

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Calum Steele

@CalumA_Steele

7 years

Anyone know who the Home Secretary was when police numbers and budgets stared to be slashed? #AskingForAFriend

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@CalumA_Steele

4 years

There are literally 1000s of families climbing the walls of their own homes desperate for respite and would love to peramble by the sea but don’t. We also have 1000s of police making sure they don’t. You try being a police officer explianing that to someone today!

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@CalumA_Steele

1 year

Wow. I wonder who was the Cabinet Secretary for Justice for years and managed to deliver not a single solitary one? 🤔

1919 Magazine

@1919_mag

1 year

EXCL: @HumzaYousaf has pledged to speed up the rollout of body-worn cameras in Scotland if he is elected as First Minister: #TheSNP #SNPLeadershipElection

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3 months

On the whole “hate monster” thing - never forget there would have been meetings, many meetings, & committees, & focus groups, & all other manner of things where this concept was born - nurtured - & finessed before being agreed for release into the world. I can visualise them now

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@CalumA_Steele

3 years

Got to love our integrated transport system. Train from Mallaig leaves ten minutes before the ferry arrives 🙄

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@CalumA_Steele

3 years

In amongst all the madness in Glasgow we can be comforted by all the experts telling the police how it should be done

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Calum Steele

@CalumA_Steele

2 years

Police officers are good at finding evidence but even Clouseau himself wouldn’t struggle to see what’s right before his eyes - this @scotGov is displaying an utter contempt for police officers in our ongoing pay dispute.

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Calum Steele

@CalumA_Steele

3 months

I have no idea who is advising The FM here. First rule of PR is never defend the indefensible. By any stretch a defence that amounts to “it’s right that the police are monitoring behaviour” is a long was short of that.

STV News

@STVNews

3 months

Humza Yousaf supports police recording non-crime hate incidents.

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@CalumA_Steele

5 months

It would certainly be an interesting approach to justice if those who held the evidence were able to decide for themselves which evidence was relevant and which evidence wasn’t.

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Calum Steele

@CalumA_Steele

4 years

Congratulations to all 18,000+police @policescotland officers and 5,000+ staff who deliver unwavering public service every single day but will never be recognised in the honors lists #NewYearsHonours

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Calum Steele

@CalumA_Steele

29 days

The Chief Constable inherited many problems - then made them worse.

Calum Steele: Chief Constable Jo Farrell inherited many problems then made them worse

Despite being appointed as Chief Constable in June last year Jo Farrell has been something of an elusive figure in Scottish public life. Last week,…

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@CalumA_Steele

5 years

Near choked on my corn flakes listening to Susan Deacon (the very person responsible for scrutiny of the police) complaining that what ‘we’ need is better scrutiny of the police #ThatWasYourJob

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@CalumA_Steele

1 year

The resilience of Ash Regan and Kate Forbes in the face of a relentless briefing operation against them is really quite impressive. This is still a three horse race.

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@CalumA_Steele

3 years

Imagine being on the front line of the Covid response. Then imagine being at the back of the queue for the Covid vaccination. Welcome to the world of policing - the service of whom everyone never stops asking for more from but gets so little in return.

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Calum Steele

@CalumA_Steele

6 years

Ross Thomson sitting behind Boris nodding along in agreement with all the gravitas of a toy on the car dashboard

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Calum Steele

@CalumA_Steele

7 years

I really like @Liam4Orkney but putting his name to this crud doesn’t square with the sensible pragmatic bloke I know. Let’s have a look at each of these things in turn

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@CalumA_Steele

1 year

The SNP membership elected Douglas Chapman to replace Colin Beattie as treasurer. He resigned citing obstruction from party HQ - allowing SNP NEC to reappoint the ousted Beattie. Giving Chapman that job now would be both bold & a move towards the much promised transparency

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@CalumA_Steele

4 years

Why can only ten people attend a funeral while thousands can gather simply by waving a placard or banner?

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@ScotsPolFed

4 years

#Coronavirus - What Coronavirus? Our Chairman @DvdHmltn statement following the recent protests and demonstrations of the past two weekends, and yesterday evening’s disorder in #GeorgeSquare

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5 months

Feeling sorry for whoever in ScotsGov and PoliceScotland that have to deal with the deluge of FOI requests for the notes of meetings/discussions between Humza Yousaf and Chief Constable on 18 June 2020. Imagine having to appeal to the Information Commissioner 🤔😉

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@CalumA_Steele

3 years

This is a scandalous waste of police time. If Glasgow city council want park wardens they should bloody well employ them.

Glasgow City Council

@GlasgowCC

3 years

We are working with @GlasgowNWPolice to keep Kelvingrove Park safe for all visitors & prevent anti-social behaviour. Officers will be at park gates on busy days to say alcohol is NOT welcome so either ditch the drink or don't come in. More info 👉

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Calum Steele

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3 months

The past couple of days have seen a lot of attention applied to the implementation of the new Hate crime provisions from 1st April. Whilst there are many legitimate concerns (and many non legitimate ones also) I think one of the biggest issues will be reliability of data

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@CalumA_Steele

8 months

Here’s a thing now. The auto-delete function on WhatsApp only came into being in November 2020. The pandemic started in March (some eight months earlier)

Graham Grant

@GrahamGGrant

8 months

The Mail has been told Professor Sir Gregor Smith was among those who auto-deleted WhatsApps during the pandemic. His spokesman didn’t confirm or deny the claim 👉

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1 year

Some personal news. After 30 years in the police, 19 with @scotspolfed (15 of which as General Secretary) working with 19 Chief Constables, 4 Cabinet Secretaries, and 10s of 1000s of the most dedicated public servants anywhere, the time has come for me to retire.

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@CalumA_Steele

4 years

Two consecutive weekends makes this not just an issue of judgement but one of integrity. You can always survive a cock up. You can’t a cover up.

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@CalumA_Steele

11 months

And if we are looking for institutional misogyny - what the hell is with the inverted commas on “assault” in the National headline.

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Calum Steele

@CalumA_Steele

4 years

Following the failure of @LabourRichard to unequivocally condemn the hateful bile from Scottish Labour Students this evening I will be writing to him tomorrow advising the SPF will consider ceasing attendance at future Scottish Labour Party Conferences.

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@CalumA_Steele

3 years

In February SOME police officers were offered 1% in their pay as a demonstration of how ‘valued’ they were. Others weren’t deemed worthy of even that! Today they received warm words.

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@CalumA_Steele

8 years

Highlight of my day was a London cabbie asking if I could pay with Scottish notes 😉 #Brexit

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@CalumA_Steele

3 months

Developing training based on guidance and not the actual law is an interesting approach. The service’s response here stands apart from its silence on the ridicule heaped on its frankly idiotic hate monster campaign.

Police Scotland

@PoliceScotland

3 months

We are aware of inaccurate media reporting about training material in place for the introduction of the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021. More info: This training is based on explanatory notes for the new Act:

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Calum Steele

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1 year

I reckon I can claim with a high degree of certainty that no one knows more about the ins and outs of “police regulations” than I do - as such I can confirm this is complete and unadulterated bollox

Para Handy

@ArchbishopStua1

1 year

That's my complaint lodged at Police Scotland. Regulations state; Police ID Numbers. 'All officers will be provided with a collar number which is also their warrant number' These 2 are either not police officers (an offence) Or Evidence obtained in raid inadmissible in court

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1 year

First consideration in risk assessment is ALWAYS “can you remove the risk?”

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Calum Steele

@CalumA_Steele

3 years

I’d expect a parliamentarian to understand separation of powers.

Ross Greer

@Ross_Greer

3 years

Expect Police Scotland to explain pretty quickly to Parliament why they decided to facilitate rather than disperse multiple mass gatherings during a national lockdown today.

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Calum Steele

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4 years

When #clapforNHS becomes a let’s see who can pee highest up the wall in terms of a light show competition, it stops being about the NHS and about “look at me.” Time to end the phallus waving and to show respect and appreciation by following the rules

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Calum Steele

@CalumA_Steele

4 months

Brian MacNeice (TMO) “Nick, I’m just going to let this one play through - right. The ball is held up for now, and there is the ball on the ground”

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@CalumA_Steele

3 years

The @metpoliceuk are today facing the same ire @policescotland faced last weekend. In both cases neither wrote the laws they are expected to enforce.

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Calum Steele

@CalumA_Steele

8 months

I see policing featured at todays #FMQs . Let’s have some more facts Scotland Police numbers are far less than 16,600 (they only hit that number every quarter when they recruit) The fact the number is precisely 16,600 in the quarterly reported statistics should sound alarm bells

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@CalumA_Steele

3 years

Today they received warm words. Warm words which fall on the back of well over half a decade of cuts; half a decade which has seen the police service cut to the quick, & half a decade that has left the police service with some of the most dated equipment anywhere by comparison

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@CalumA_Steele

1 year

Have the Greens managed to deliver anything at all as part of the Scottish Government?

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@CalumA_Steele

3 years

Last year, police officers were left to navigate a dogs breakfast of messaging that often concentrated on guidance whilst ignoring the limitations of legislation. They had to deal with the fall out of politicians supporting some gatherings whilst condemning others.

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Calum Steele

@CalumA_Steele

6 years

For any officers from England & Wales coming to Scotland on Mutual Aid to assist our @policescotland colleagues with the visit of @POTUS i can confirm that the accommodation will be of single room en-suite with clean towels & linen @PFEW_HQ @PFEW_Chair @PFEW_Phill @Hantsfedchair

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@CalumA_Steele

11 months

The VAWG strategy was always an exercise in backslapping & simultaneously, (as ironic as it sounds) self-flagellation. All the headlines & #ThatGuy videos in the world are worthless if when faced with a real time violence the service completely fails the victim

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2 years

Once again - for those at the back! There have been NO negotiations Negotiations are NOT ongoing There is NO dialogue You cannot negotiate by yourself Time for @scotgov to abandon the match they are currently clinging to like a life belt; stop the spin, and start to talk

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@CalumA_Steele

2 years

It’s bad enough to see @scotgov line having no relationship to the truth but when @PoliceScotland simply repeats the same, it reinforces a denial of the reality, and shows a disturbing lack of appreciation of the scale of police officer anger

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3 years

At the beginning of this year the risks police officers face, and the racing certainty they were exponentially exposed to coronavirus risks and transmission, was ignored, and they were not prioritised for vaccination. They still aren’t.

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@CalumA_Steele

6 years

It takes a peculiarly dedicated mindset to punt a negative police story at a time thousands of officers have been busting a gut to keep people from freezing to death 👏

STV News

@STVNews

6 years

Stop and search use higher in Scotland despite new code

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3 months

With literally hundreds of third party reporting vehicles available - inevitably each one with their own interpretive vagaries - that means data confidence will be nigh on impossible to be derived.

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@CalumA_Steele

6 years

It’s important to realise that on something of this magnitude @policescotland will be taking its direction directly from the Crown. Regardless of your political view this is not the police taking sides

Police Scotland

@PoliceScotland

6 years

We can confirm that we are in possession of a European arrest warrant for Clara Ponsati. We have made a number of enquiries to try to trace her and have now been contacted by her solicitor, who is making arrangements for Ms Ponsati to hand herself into police.

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4 years

Deal or no deal at least we can be assured our iconic HP sauce won’t be affected. Oh wait!

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@CalumA_Steele

1 year

What - no changing rooms? @PoliceScotland

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1 year

why police chief’s ‘institutional racism’ admission will do more harm than good

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7 years

Not a political point but this is absolutely true. It's a bloody disgrace.

The SNP

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FM: "There is £25 million that should be going to our police service that is going to the Treasury." #FMQs

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@CalumA_Steele

3 years

They had to deal with an absence of PPE and absence of testing whilst being sent into homes to break up gatherings - all the while there was zero effort to evaluate the risks they were facing, and generating.

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3 months

When times are hard the choices you make are all the more important.

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3 years

Half a decade which has seen essential training effectively abandoned, leaving a looming operational crisis. Half a decade that had seen more spent on repairing cars than replacing them

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3 years

Half a decade that has seen our buildings crumbling. Half a decade that has seen closure of more police stations and premises than at any time in my 28 odd years service.

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1 year

Slick start for the new @theSNP Indy papers being launched today

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7 years

I was there & distinctly remember the complete contempt she showed to the police service in her sneering address

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@CalumA_Steele

3 years

This is an astonishing letter and a perfect illustration as to why police officers should be prioritised in #COVIDVaccination plans (including end of day opportunities that exist now)

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@CalumA_Steele

2 years

Scotspolfed members are incandescent at how they are being treated by @scotgov @CC_Livingstone @ScotPolAuth . Our executive meeting in Inverness on Tuesday cannot come quickly enough. Police officers have had enough.

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@CalumA_Steele

7 years

The deputy chief Constable IS NOT suspended. This kind of hastily prepared inaccurate BS is why police officers are sick of the politicisation of the service.

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9 months

If you think the aroma of cannabis is strong on our high streets just now - just give it a few weeks.

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2 years

There are two utterly shameless mistruths in the @scotgov articulation of where we are with #PolicePay 1. Negotiations are not ongoing. There have been no negotiations, and they are not ongoing. 2. The ScotGov itself has completely neutered the PNB

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3 years

Events in London this evening (and actually pretty much all over the world) reinforce the risks women face from predatory men. Why does this reality seem so very hard to grasp?

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1 year

You know what ought to seriously perturb supporters of Scottish Independence? The explosion of folk with these as their Twitter pics hectoring islanders who are legitimately highlighting their shocking ferry service. You won’t persuade (m)any with those tactics

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7 years

Dear faux outrage brigade. Being angry about an armed officer dealing with a “routine” call is akin to saying a brain surgeon shouldn’t deal with any non brain medical issue they happen to be nearest to respond to

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3 months

Mind you - data and evidence haven’t exactly been determinative considerations for some legislative proposals which have been enthusiastically championed and endorsed - but this is (or should be) an issue of an all new stripe.

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There would have been meetings, many meetings where phenomenal time and effort was put into this. Judge for yourself if it was a) wise b) effective c) meaningful

Police Scotland

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16 days

Chief Constable Jo Farrell has apologised to the LGBTQI+ communities of Scotland for the pain caused through injustices including policing’s role in enforcing laws which criminalised love & identity. For the full details, visit ⬇️

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7 years

So yes by all means feel free not to be a fan of the police service of Scotland but at least be honest enough to realise that your own policies and decisions laid the foundations that necessitated its being built

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@CalumA_Steele

6 years

Who knew the uk was the only country to have social media 🤷🏻‍♂️

Good Morning Britain

@GMB

6 years

Amber Rudd has insisted police cuts aren't to blame for a surge in knife crime, claiming social media is behind the spike. 117 people have been killed on the streets of London since the start of 2018.

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4 years

The same hero’s who cheerfully maraud en-mass and throw projectiles at the police, while ranting and breaking all health protection protocols will be the same hero’s protesting most loudly over the continuing restrictions on fans at football.

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2 years

Questions for journalist to ask @scotgov and @PoliceScotland “When did you last have any negotiations with the PNB Staff Side?” “When did you last have any dialogue with the PNB Staff Side?” “When did you last send/receive any correspondence to/from the PNB Staff Side?”

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4 years

I’ve followed this case from the beginning and completely welcome this judgement. The most insightful line in it all is this “In this country we have never had a Cheka, a Gestapo or a Stasi. We have never lived in an Orwellian society” #FairCopJR

Miller -v- College of Policing - Courts and Tribunals Judiciary

Neutral Citation Number: [2020] EWHC 225 (Admin) Case No: CO/2507/2019 In the High Court of Justice Queen’s Bench Division 14 February 2020 Before : Mr Justice Julian Knowles Between : The Queen on...

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7 years

Policing is first and foremost a civilian role. Whether you agree or not police officers guarantee fundamental freedoms of citizens.

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4 years

The job of policing during this #COVID19 epidemic just got that little bit harder this morning

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5 months

I believe the time may have actually come where the job is actually fcuked & bear in mind there will be small armies of people with bugger all better to do developing papers & having meetings about this 💩 while your reports of crime are being ignored

Police Scotland to ban officers from calling top brass sir or ma'am

Police officers in Scotland could be banned from using the terms 'sir' or 'ma'am' in a woke bid to avoid causing offence.

www.dailymail.co.uk

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@CalumA_Steele

1 year

“Scottish Policing is in excellent health” It’s likely whoever gave Keith his opening lines here is the same souls who gave Murray Foote his SNP membership data

ScotGov Justice

@ScotGovJustice

1 year

Justice Secretary Keith Brown highlights how policing has transformed since @PoliceScotland was established in 2013, as the service approaches its tenth anniversary.

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2 months

One of the main reasons for listening to @LBC on the weekend is the brilliant @SangitaMyska . I don’t recall her saying she was going on a break and would have a guest presenter standing in, yet (as the saying goes) there she was - gone! Anyone any insight?

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3 years

Few things feel more Scottish than a nice roaring fire on the 20th May 😏

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2 months

I’ve always believed every political journalist and commentator reads @WingsScotland (though increasingly few deny it) Perhaps Andy is the exception that proves the rule.

Andy Maciver

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2 months

The scoop of scoops by @paulhutcheon this morning 👏

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2 months

Anyone who believes the Bute House Agreement was a product of necessity rather than a PR event ahead of COP26 might be reassessing that judgement today.

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@CalumA_Steele

5 years

Today’s announcement that there is no basis to support the bringing of any criminal charge against any police officer following the death of Sheku Bayoh is completely unsurprising & shows that no amount of innuendo will ever be a match for evidence

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Calum Steele

@CalumA_Steele

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This is an unmitigated disaster for both the Metropolitan police, and the public. No AFO denies the unquestionable scrutiny of their actions - even by a court when necessary - but the abject failure of leadership support for them is a scandal.

Met police request support from army after officers down firearms

Officers in Greater London’s police force have put down weapons in protest at colleague’s murder charge

www.theguardian.com

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Calum Steele

@CalumA_Steele

2 months

Somewhere serendipitously it’s my understanding that’s also the number of online hate complaints recorded by police Scotland in the past 24 hours (with more than half of them still to be processed).

Susan Dalgety

@DalgetySusan

3 months

In one year (October 2022 to September 2023) there there nearly 3800 non crime hate incidents logged by Police Scotland, similar to what happened to @murdo_fraser for retweeting my @TheScotsman column. How many of these people know that they are now in the national police

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Calum Steele

@CalumA_Steele

1 year

October lat year is when the last SNP conference took place. The enormity of whether the resignation of auditors was pre or post that event should not be understated.

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Calum Steele

@CalumA_Steele

1 year

This! The corruption of language leading to cauldrons of word soup to simply avoid the truth has to end.

mandy rhodes

@holyroodmandy

1 year

“Every person who calls a rapist for what he is – a man – makes it easier for the rest of us to speak truth to power and not allow for fantasy and mendacity to pollute issues of equality.” Me in ⁦ @HolyroodDaily ⁩

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