Policing finally made it onto the election agenda but it says little for politicians that it took loss of life via terror attacks together with knife and gun crime to place it there.
The turnout of around 500 from the much quoted 17.4 million leave voters must have been disappointing to those leading the ‘leave now/no deal’ lobby.
It will be interesting to see if, in view of Boris Johnson’s newly found affection for police, he will be swift to condemn the violence shown towards officers by his recently acquired ‘fans.’
A growth before October the 31stof what can only be described as a ‘fevered atmosphere’ accompanied by the sort of emotions seen during the latter part of the afternoon, may well cause fractures that will take years to repair whatever the Brexit outcome.
Former Trident officer Chris Hobbs joined revellers at this year's Notting Hill Carnival.
A cursory examination reveals a disturbing number of life-threatening ‘weapons attacks’ on officers throughout the country.
Hunting down rivals, racist abuse, and attacking police; Just another Tommy protest.
UK policing is not perfect; genuine allegations of excessive use of force need to be investigated, but the simple fact is that our police service is the most restrained and compassionate in the world despite the huge pressures upon it.
Chris Hobbs is a retired Met police officer who worked extensively at border controls in both the UK and Jamaica. If control of our borders and a curb on immigration into the UK was the tipping point in deciding the result of referendum, those who cast their vote on that...