I have spoken to many people recently about the emerging 'crisis as opportunity' mind set. That there is the potential for a 'crisis' in policing is without doubt. The concept of crisis is of course, relative to where you currently stand and where...

It's been a busy couple of weeks in the politics of UK policing. ACPO President Sir Hugh Orde led from the front on the issue of accountability, claiming that 'Police chiefs in England and Wales may quit if a Conservative government forced directly...

Benjamin Disraeli is reputed to have said “We have no permanent friend. We have no permanent enemies. We just have permanent interests.” Well, it appears as though a positioning of interests is now underway. The general consensus appears to be...

Sitting is good. Sitting and thinking is better. Sitting and thinking and drinking wine is better still. Sitting and thinking and drinking wine and….well, you get the drift. So the focus of all this sitting and thinking etc ? Social Media. I am...

One of my favourite websites is ted.com. As it say's on the tin 'Riveting talks, by interesting people' (and easy to download from iTunes). For an interesting perspective on transnational organised crime, check out Misha Glenny's presentation...