Peter Hitchens

@ClarkeMicah ↗

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Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

Yes .@colinkeating19., The police were already being run by sociologists and trained to be paramilitary social workers, as long ago as 1987. The revolution which destroyed policing took place in the 1960s. See my 2004 book, The Abolition of Liberty . https://t.co/QM3haMLMuq — PolitiTweet.org

@ClarkeMicah @UKPolicePensUtd This was a phrase when I joined (1987). It was explained to me this way: the social n… https://t.co/zHJTTLTH7A

Posted Sept. 18, 2022

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Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

@starbuck4601 Call volume is a direct result of withdrawal of regular foot patrols and the resulting collapse in regular contact between police and law-abiding public. Burglary, mugging, vandalism and anti-social behaviour are all unaltered by 'technological revolution' . — PolitiTweet.org

@ClarkeMicah ...modern Police forces recognise the need for both foot patrol and response vehicles particularly in… https://t.co/KkeEBqdOmf

Posted Sept. 18, 2022

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Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

.@starbuck24601. There have numerous calls for more pay, disguised as protests against 'budget cuts' & indistinguishable from other public sector unions.Please point me to an organised police protest against the closure of police stations or withdrawal of regular foot patrol. — PolitiTweet.org

@ClarkeMicah There have been voluminous protestations about the cuts and their effects from the Police. They have n… https://t.co/JBgRwoRsRN

Posted Sept. 18, 2022