Sign of the times. In his own constituency. Thoughtful enough to spell his name right.
vikram dodd
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vikram dodd
@VikramDodd
Journalism is an act of faith in the future; I'm police and crime correspondent at The Guardian.Retweets are just what seems interesting, views my own.
London
Joined June 2009
- When is the last time the BBC let the Green Party, who actually have an elected MP, set the news agenda?
- When the list of the top 100 bravest officers for the year is drawn up, surely there should be a place for the cop who decided to breathalyse the Duke of Edinburgh. Prince Philip breathalysed after being involved in car crash
- Sir Mark Rowley has pulled out of the speech he was due to give today at 1:30 pm to the Institute for government. Has been summoned to a meeting with the prime minister regarding decision not to ban the pro-Palestinian protest this Saturday.
- just grotesque;Woman who gave birth in Jamaica stranded after baby refused entry to UK theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/j…
- Daniel Morgan murder: Met admits failings and pays damages in settlement with family
- Home Secretary tells BBC Today she has not seen the document, from her own department, which says police cuts likely contributed to rise in serious violent crime
- Police say there has been a 57% increase in reporting of hate crimes since last Friday to a special website, some 85 reports.
- Replying to @implausibleblogSubstitute the word Muslim for Jew. Would any channel under OFCOM be allowed to employ him?
- Met commissioner warns officer numbers will crash to 32,750 by 2025, instead of the 35,415 target. Blames public sector pay crisis in London as a prime factor. On top of that, 3,000 officers doing staff roles because of budget pressures. Met 27% down on the money they should have
- How’s the first extra hour or so in the E.U. going for you ? Worth a read. Beware the great betrayal myth. This debacle is the work of hard Brexiters | Jonathan Freedland theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
- Devastating news about former Leicestershire chief constable Simon Cole; passionate about policing and all he did. For what it's worth, here is the last interview he was kind enough to do with me. Rest well, sir. theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/a…
- London mayor Sadiq Khan signalled he is prepared to oust the met commissioner Cressida Dick in days or weeks in a media interview today
- One group notified police&worked with them. One did not. Who appears to be disrespecting Armistice day?
