welsh1 Posted February 10, 2022 Report Share Posted February 10, 2022 It appears her departure is imminent, can't say i am sorry i don't think she has shown any leadership or control in her time at the head of the Met.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/02/10/dame-cressida-dick-resigns-metropolitan-police-commissioner/?utm_content=telegraph&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR3xlIyGyodWUjm8Aw1vjPJG-QUQehSwRNVX60Hs6ph_fOP5MgI_kbsSqOI#Echobox=1644519524 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weihrauch17 Posted February 10, 2022 Report Share Posted February 10, 2022 (edited) She has been a disaster, you can't have an effective Police Force where Wokeness is their main goal. The cynic could say has she been forced out to distract from and delay the Number 10 investigation? Edited February 10, 2022 by Weihrauch17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enfieldspares Posted February 10, 2022 Report Share Posted February 10, 2022 (edited) Priti Patel will be part responsible for choosing her successor. God help us. For Patel it'll be all about getting headlines and nothing about effective actual policing which actually isn't about headlines. Let's hope that Khan as an actual Londoner born and bred at least manages to get a better outcome to the choice of replacement especially with policing the underground and buses. Cressida D's only input to the former was seeing Jean Charles de Menezes shot to death. Edited February 10, 2022 by enfieldspares Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted February 10, 2022 Report Share Posted February 10, 2022 I love the subheading. She's come under fire 'in recent weeks'. But I can't remember a time when she wasn't under fire! As @Weihrauch17 says, a terrible appointment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuarta Posted February 10, 2022 Report Share Posted February 10, 2022 I bet the next one will not be a white male experienced police officer. He won’t tick the right PC boxes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJsDad Posted February 10, 2022 Report Share Posted February 10, 2022 Gold Commander at the time of the shooting of the totally innocent Silva e de Menezes on the tube in London; for which unbelievably no one was ever banged up. Since then she has stumbled from one disaster to another. Now she has chosen to fall on her sword before suffering the disgrace of being sacked. Still retains a disgustingly large pension pot no doubt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted February 10, 2022 Report Share Posted February 10, 2022 33 minutes ago, enfieldspares said: ......... to get a better outcome to the choice of replacement especially with policing the underground ........ British Transport Police responsibility, not the Met. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-G Posted February 10, 2022 Report Share Posted February 10, 2022 2 hours ago, Stuarta said: I bet the next one will not be a white male experienced police officer. He won’t tick the right PC boxes Similar to my thoughts as soon as I saw Khan waffling about her, but I reckon at least some of it was to do with white wimen not being acceptable in positions of authority Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted February 10, 2022 Report Share Posted February 10, 2022 So which of these views is correct? Seems to me Mr Khan, Miss Cooper and Mr Davey are all bang on the money. Only the Tory's left wide of the mark, again? Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Dame Cressida "has served her country with great dedication and distinction over many decades". Mr Khan said he was "not satisfied" with Dame Cressida's response and that she "will be stepping aside" as a result. Home Secretary Priti Patel said the police chief held the role "during challenging times" and that she "exemplified the increasingly diverse nature of our police". Labour's shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper thanked Dame Cressida for her public service and said reform was needed to rebuild public confidence after recent cases. Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey said a change in the force's leadership was "long overdue". He added that Boris Johnson, whose part in the Downing Street parties held during lockdown is still being investigated by the Met, must have no role in choosing her successor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted February 10, 2022 Report Share Posted February 10, 2022 I don't care what the gender or colour of the next Chief is - just get a decent one. When Khan is saying Cressida was bad, she must have been terrible. Almost as bad as the Mayor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-G Posted February 10, 2022 Report Share Posted February 10, 2022 Beats me how the head of the met gets serious stick for poor performance at her job. The head of the Tories gets serious stick for not performing well at his job. But saying the ex head of the CPS didn't perform well in his old job is really bad form because celebrity child abuse is treated as such a low priority crime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted February 10, 2022 Report Share Posted February 10, 2022 Hello, I see a former chief police officer say khan was wrong to sack her ?? , What has he done for London that's made a difference ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scouser Posted February 10, 2022 Report Share Posted February 10, 2022 Ask any London cabbie what they think of Khan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobbyathome Posted February 10, 2022 Report Share Posted February 10, 2022 I could tell you what I think of khan but 4 letter words will get me banned from the forum !!!! what he has done for the drivers in London over the last few years is unreal if you are a tree hugging electric pushbike rider you are fine anyone else is going to suffer grrrrrrrrr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted February 11, 2022 Report Share Posted February 11, 2022 10 hours ago, nobbyathome said: I could tell you what I think of khan but 4 letter words will get me banned from the forum !!!! what he has done for the drivers in London over the last few years is unreal if you are a tree hugging electric pushbike rider you are fine anyone else is going to suffer grrrrrrrrr The price of change and public health. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobbyathome Posted February 11, 2022 Report Share Posted February 11, 2022 2 minutes ago, oowee said: The price of change and public health. well thats your opinion oowee and you are entitled to it i work in central london for a major courier company and khan has decimated driving vehicles in central london we supply thousands of companies deliveries every day and it will not be long before we can not get to there buildings to do our job khan should spend his time reducing crime and do his best for affordable housing for people to live fat lot of good sorting out the air pollution if no one can afford to live in london Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted February 11, 2022 Report Share Posted February 11, 2022 12 hours ago, Gordon R said: I don't care what the gender or colour of the next Chief is - just get a decent one. When Khan is saying Cressida was bad, she must have been terrible. Almost as bad as the Mayor. who is going to throw their hat in the ring..........are they queuing up for the job..........what a thank less task Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted February 11, 2022 Report Share Posted February 11, 2022 8 minutes ago, ditchman said: who is going to throw their hat in the ring..........are they queuing up for the job..........what a thank less task Oh, I don't know, what's not to like. Get the job, keep your sheet clean for as long as possible while groveling for a title. Then when you've got it and you've had enough, leg it with a nice fat gratuity and pension to match at a relatively young age with a good few years in which to enjoy a comfortable life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enfieldspares Posted February 11, 2022 Report Share Posted February 11, 2022 32 minutes ago, wymberley said: Oh, I don't know, what's not to like. Get the job, keep your sheet clean for as long as possible while groveling for a title. Then when you've got it and you've had enough, leg it with a nice fat gratuity and pension to match at a relatively young age with a good few years in which to enjoy a comfortable life. This. And all wrong. But that's the "gravy train" and how it is. 100%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discobob Posted February 11, 2022 Report Share Posted February 11, 2022 34 minutes ago, wymberley said: Oh, I don't know, what's not to like. Get the job, keep your sheet clean for as long as possible while groveling for a title. Then when you've got it and you've had enough, leg it with a nice fat gratuity and pension to match at a relatively young age with a good few years in which to enjoy a comfortable life. where can I apply please??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westward Posted February 11, 2022 Report Share Posted February 11, 2022 Just like her predecessor, the hapless clown Hogan-Howe, **** has presided over a cabal of senior officers who have all looked out for each other's backs. Actual on the ground police work and getting rid of the age old stink of corruption in the Met apparently hasn't been anywhere on the priority list. Useless as she is, Cressida **** exemplifies the price we have to pay when officially sanctioned diversity trumps ability. The watchword for all meaningful appointments, whether in the police or elsewhere, should simply be merit and fitness for the role, not some points based process looking primarily at race, gender or sexual orientation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted February 11, 2022 Report Share Posted February 11, 2022 It doesn’t matter to me what colour, sex, ethnic background or whatever. They may as well choose a politician, because it just seems to be a box ticking role nowadays anyhow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted February 11, 2022 Report Share Posted February 11, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, discobob said: where can I apply please??? "ello ello ello......wots going on ere'...." Have i got the job,,,? maybe it will be a none gender specific..LGB&Q..........thing/person Edited February 11, 2022 by ditchman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weihrauch17 Posted February 11, 2022 Report Share Posted February 11, 2022 £575,000 pay off and £160,000 a year index linked Pension. Why would she want to stay!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted February 11, 2022 Report Share Posted February 11, 2022 7 minutes ago, Weihrauch17 said: £575,000 pay off and £160,000 a year index linked Pension. Why would she want to stay!! Precisely! Who needs the hassle when that sort of retirement fund is available? If I were her I’d go with a big smug grin on my face. 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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