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Gavin Hales

@gmhales

Researching/discussing policing, crime and the CJS. Senior Associate Fellow @the_police_fdn.

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A friend reports that they have contested a box junction fine, so TfL have sent them a CD with the video evidence on, which they can't play because who has a CD drive these days?

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'Mahmood said "disparities in performance" meant that policing in England and Wales was a "postcode lottery".' Is there any good analysis of why the differences exist, taking account of funding and demand? bbc.com/news/articles/…

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Also, from the BBC article, this little snippet at the end: 'Paul Sanford, Chief Constable of Norfolk Constabulary and Chair of the NPCC Finance Coordination Committee, said: "Policing is in a state of financial distress".' A "state of financial distress". #policefinance

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'Northamptonshire chief constable fined £50,000 for contempt of court' "Counsel for Northamptonshire police, Dijen Basu KC, said over four years the force had breached every single order made against it." theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/n…

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I'm thinking of starting a petition to introduce a 'puncture tax' on builders' vans, given the apparent difficulty many builders have closing their van doors without dropping screws and nails on the road. #polluterpays

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Bucket list night out watching Radiohead at the O2 yesterday with my wife and kids. First time I've seen them live in 30+ years of listening to them and it was relentlessly magnificent.

Bucket list night out watching Radiohead at the O2 yesterday with my wife and kids. First time I've seen them live in 30+ years of listening to them and it was relentlessly magnificent.
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Danny Shaw The Telegraph The scrap metal trade was compelled by law to stop paying cash as a means of tackling criminality - would banning cash payments for other high risk businesses help? gov.uk/government/pub…