The Rest is Policing Podcast

Podcast by @Martin_Buhagiar & @leembroad talking about policing, staff associations and everything in between. With special guests and some surprises

[The Rest is Policing Podcast @RestisPolicing]

In this episode of the Rest is Policing podcast, @Martin_Buhagiar and @leembroad discuss recent inaccurate headlines regarding police strike action in @TheSun @GuidoFawkes and @GBNEWS
and clarify misconceptions surrounding their stance.

https://t.co/rTy2kxflqa

[The National Police Association @The_NPA_UK]

The NPA are due to return to Parliament on the 15th September and in light of recent developments at @PFEW_HQ our case for choice could not be stronger.

Help us make history, create choice and #BreakTheMonopoly by writing to your MP 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

https://t.co/qbgoUGLw0b

[The Rest is Policing Podcast @RestisPolicing]

Now is the time. Give us legitimacy. Give us a mandate. Please donate if you can.

Let’s #breakthemonopoly

[The Rest is Policing Podcast @RestisPolicing]

If you previously subscribed to our channel please resubscribe as we’ve changed handle as we align our social media channels with the @The_NPA_UK

[The Rest is Policing Podcast @RestisPolicing]

In this episode of the Rest is Policing podcast, @Martin_Buhagiar and @leembroad discuss recent inaccurate headlines regarding police strike action in @TheSun @GuidoFawkes and @GBNEWS
and clarify misconceptions surrounding their stance.

https://t.co/rTy2kxflqa

[The Rest is Policing Podcast @RestisPolicing]

The conversation emphasises the need for plural representation and the importance of funding for legal action to challenge the status quo.

You can also listen on Spotify here: https://t.co/IBtgDfoxpp

[The Rest is Policing Podcast @RestisPolicing]

In this episode of the Rest is Policing podcast, @Martin_Buhagiar and @leembroad discuss recent inaccurate headlines regarding police strike action in @TheSun @GuidoFawkes and @GBNEWS
and clarify misconceptions surrounding their stance.

https://t.co/rTy2kxflqa

[The Rest is Policing Podcast @RestisPolicing]

They delve into the judicial review process, the responses from the Police Federation and Home Office, and the implications for police representation.

[The Rest is Policing Podcast @RestisPolicing]

The latest episode of The Rest is Policing is out now.

In ‘What is really flawed’ @Martin_Buhagiar & @leembroad discuss the recent High Court judgement, the timing of recent campaigns and much more.

Grab a brew and have a watch or a listen ☕️ 👇

https://t.co/ezjS01psOD

[Lee Broadbent @leembroad]

It’s refreshing to have a voice for policing in the House of Commons, one which not only understands the issues facing the front line, but can speak credibly to them having walked in their shoes.

It’s also encouraging to read paragraph 279 of the policing white paper, which shows the governments displeasure towards the failing @PFEW_HQ and adds weight to what the @The_NPA_UK have been saying for some time, that PFEW has failed its membership and can not be trusted to act lawfully in the statutory monopoly it occupies.

We have evidenced time and again that the @PFEW_HQ is incapable of reform and today’s Judicial Review concerning its unlawful actions in removing @mpfchairman and @Rich_Cooke1 is further proof that the Police Act 1996 needs to be amended to allow for plural representation.

Give police officers CHOICE. Allow them an alternative VOICE. And let them decide on the FUTURE of policing and its representation.

@ShabanaMahmood @LabourSJ @ukhomeoffice @CPhilpOfficial

[Rick Prior @mpfchairman]

A forensic examination of why the CEO @PFEW_HQ is all words an no action - empty words, written by a well paid consultant no doubt (your subs of course), all mixed together to make word soup.

#charlatan #magicbeans #smellthebeans

#BreakTheMonopoly

https://t.co/2JG75ot4NF

[PFEW_Whistleblower @PFEW_Whistle]

@CPhilpOfficial What does the Policing Minister @LabourSJ think about this? She recently defended PFEW when asked a question about this salary by @Jonathan_Hinder in an almost dismissive nature.

[PFEW_Whistleblower @PFEW_Whistle]

If we want change, we need to repost the below and then follow and support @The_NPA_UK’s campaign to #breakthemonopoly

[PFEW_Whistleblower @PFEW_Whistle]

Just when you think it cannot get any worse @PFEW_HQ you remember it always can at such a poorly run and poorly scrutinised organisation.

Amazing work by @benellery reveals PFEW’s CEO took two 100% bonuses, taking his salary to £1.4m for the last two years.

[The Free Speech Union @SpeechUnion]

🚨 Suspended police officers need your help!

Next week, PCs Richard Prior and Richard Cooke will appear at an FSU-backed Judicial Review to challenge the disciplinary actions taken against them.

Both officers were suspended as elected Chairs of their Police Federations and prevented from standing for re-election — simply for raising legitimate concerns on behalf of their members.

PC Prior told GB News that his colleagues in the Met are worried about being accused of racism when interacting with ethnic minorities. Expressing this fair and widely-held concern was enough to get him suspended.

PC Cooke, meanwhile, questioned whether the police are truly “racist”, as some critics claim. For this, he was suspended and ordered to attend equality, diversity and inclusion training.

This is one of the most important cases the Free Speech Union has ever taken on. If these two men can be silenced and punished for doing their jobs, it will deter countless others who want to speak out to improve policing in the UK.

But Judicial Reviews are expensive — which is why we are appealing for your support.

Your donations will help cover the substantial costs already incurred, and any remaining funds will go towards assisting other FSU members who have been penalised for exercising their lawful right to free speech.

You can donate to their crowdfunder via the link below ⬇️

https://t.co/wCnSsLHKLs

[The Rest is Policing Podcast @RestisPolicing]

You can also listen on Spotify here: https://t.co/4wpGcrHuCx

[The Rest is Policing Podcast @RestisPolicing]

In this episode of the Rest is Policing, @Martin_Buhagiar and @leembroad discuss the launch of the National Police Association, its purpose, and the current state of police representation in the UK.

https://t.co/UpKU5sOXlC

[The Rest is Policing Podcast @RestisPolicing]

They reflect on the recent Fed conference, its subscription increase, and emphasise the need for a new approach to police welfare and representation. The conversation highlights the challenges faced by officers and the importance of creating a supportive community for them.

[Lee Broadbent @leembroad]

Who are they talking to?

Earlier this week the PFEW held its National conference in Birmingham. The event was live streamed via YouTube and has amassed a whopping 987 views.

That’s right… 987 views.

If you total up the cost of running the event, all the accommodation (3 nights at hotels) food, drinks and travel expenses (have a look at other posts to get a gauge of expense spending) your likely running into the high hundreds of thousands if not low million.

So what has this spend bought you in terms of influence?

There’s been next to no press coverage short of the Sunday news suggesting those who have left service are ‘whimps who couldn’t hack it’… no politicians were in attendance or delivered key note speeches… not many (if any) senior policy makers from CoP, Home Office, NPCC or HMICFRS… in short, you’ve paid for a talking shop convened to put your subscriptions up by £2 a month whilst spending small fortune doing so.

You are being asked to believe your subscriptions buy influence that, in reality, is absent.

But it doesn’t have to be this way… https://t.co/v2KXGNj9Xe

[The National Police Association @The_NPA_UK]

Meet the team so far…

We’re on the look out for people willing to roll up their sleeves and help us to make history.

If you want to get involved drop us a DM.

[The National Police Association @The_NPA_UK]

Fear is a powerful force. It keeps us compliant, silent, and small. Fear tells us to protect what we have, even if what we have is broken. But fear is a poor architect of the future. It drains our creativity, our courage, and our enthusiasm.

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[Lee Broadbent @leembroad]

https://t.co/TZ4aBaTSz1

#BreakTheMonopoly