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Blair McPherson
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12 Jul 2014 - 15:08

null The sword in the stone

  As a method of recruiting to a politically sensitive post the sword in the stone proved effective. The belief at the time was that the top job could only be filled by a very special person. They were out there somewhere, it would be worth the wait for the right person. The jousting contest ,the winner of which earned the right to attempt to withdraw the sword from the stone was an... See more
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Blair McPherson
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12 Jul 2014 - 13:08

null Positive policing not Positive Discrimination

  You can’t police effectively without the cooperation of the community. It’s a lesson learnt from policing in Northern Ireland where an overwhelmingly Protestant force did not have the trust or the confidence of the Catholic community. It’s a lesson realised by the Met who are attempting to police a London population made up of 55% of people from ethnic minority communities with a... See more
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