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  • WPC Yvonne Fletcher #justice4Yvonne – An open letter to the Police Federation @PFEW_HQ

    WPC Yvonne Fletcher #justice4Yvonne – An open letter to the Police Federation @PFEW_HQ

    On 17th April 1984, a young police constable called Yvonne Fletcher paraded for work on a day that would normally have been her day off. She had been due to spend the day with her working partner, a fellow officer called John Murray. Yvonne and John were both working, both as part of a small Read more

  • London Bridge terrorist – shoot or arrest?

    Imagine you’re a cop with a gun.   You are hailed by frightened members of the public who tell you a man nearby has stabbed several people. You locate and confront him, you see what looks like a bomb vest on him. You have a split second to decide – shoot or don’t shoot – Read more

  • Another cop in need of your help

    On 17th April 1984, Yvonne Fletcher was shot outside the Libyan Peoples Bureau in London. Next week, on the Victoria Derbyshire TV show (starts Monday 10am BBC2) you can see a short film about this day and see a live interview with John Murray, her fiancée at the time. That’s John in the photograph, crouched Read more

  • Dogs are companions not meat

    I heard the rumours, scarcely believing it could be true. Today, thanks to an article on the BBC, I learned it is. And it’s happening now. People are eating dog meat, here in the UK. And yes, it is legal! Sale and purchase of dog meat is banned. Consumption is not. Provided a dog is Read more

  • Remembering

    I remember too. John just puts it better. Read more

  • That man – and why you should ignore him.

    I’d like to thank Shahida Arabi, the author of some incredible work on Narcissism for much of the content to this article. I’ve adapted it, edited and cut parts to suit the particular circumstances relevant to this situation. Having seen some of the arguments and frustration that people have experienced, I wondered if some context Read more