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December 9, 2025 at 12:30 PM
My latest article in #PolicingInsight - police engagement is a necessity not a luxury - helping to prevent crimes from ASB to terrorism. policinginsight.com/feature/opin...
Police engagement is a necessity not a luxury, helping to prevent crimes from ASB to terrorism
Approaches and initiatives that improve police engagement with communities are acknowledged by many in policing as delivering real and long-term benefits, but when it comes to resourcing…
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December 30, 2023 at 8:20 AM
Since 1824, the Vagrancy Act embarrassed our nation as “punishment of idle and disorderly persons, and rogues and vagabonds”.

Soon enough, let's hope, the very act of criminalising homelessness will itself be considered “rogue”.

My article for @PolicingInsight 👇
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200 years later: ‘Outdated and cruel’ UK Vagrancy Act to be scrapped by spring
With the UK Government recently announcing that the Vagrancy Act will be repealed by spring next year, Generation Rent Chief Executive Ben Twomey looks at the background to a 200-year-old piece of…
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June 14, 2025 at 9:56 AM
My latest article for @PolicingInsight:

“We must tackle the knife carrying culture to protect young lives”

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March 23, 2026 at 3:36 PM
A recent edition of @PolicingInsight highlighted the good work being done by @ThamesVP to improve neighbourhood policing. There's no replacement for getting officers on the ground, but the technology means the right resources going to the right places to be most effective.
April 6, 2025 at 12:23 PM
@NathanConstable But you know what it is. That is the far more important bit. #impact @EmWilliamsCCCU @OLAdams @PolicingInsight
December 3, 2024 at 9:35 AM
@PolicingInsight Uh, typo in the tweet, so I deleted and redid it. @Wiggett_IE deserves only my best work.
December 1, 2024 at 6:53 PM