The troops are rebelling! end of the road for NL or just PR?
31 May 2008, 05:34 AM
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The troops are rebelling! end of the road for NL or just PR?
It would appear that the police have had enough, and are openly challenging
the powers that be.
Police force abandons targets - MSN News UK - news & weather
Whilst part of me thinks "about time too", and "thank god"
another part thinks NL driven soundbite.
The statement of a desperate party, or the troops rebelling?
Mart
the powers that be.
Police force abandons targets - MSN News UK - news & weather
Whilst part of me thinks "about time too", and "thank god"
another part thinks NL driven soundbite.
The statement of a desperate party, or the troops rebelling?
Mart
31 May 2008, 09:38 AM
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Interesting - my mate works in Surrey Police and told me about this a few weeks ago. Am seeing him tonight, will ask how its going.
Then general thrust of it is they are giving more discretion back to officers, and if the person on the ground says "this job is boll***" then the management will back them up, no crime number, no paperwork, just get on with it. PC has to be able to justify decision obviously. The initiative has a proper name - I dubbed it "operation common sense". I notice in the BBC version of the story it talks about how giving discretion to officers is "being trialled" in various areas. I mean FFS. They are testing to see if a system that worked perfectly well is going to work perfectly well!
Then general thrust of it is they are giving more discretion back to officers, and if the person on the ground says "this job is boll***" then the management will back them up, no crime number, no paperwork, just get on with it. PC has to be able to justify decision obviously. The initiative has a proper name - I dubbed it "operation common sense". I notice in the BBC version of the story it talks about how giving discretion to officers is "being trialled" in various areas. I mean FFS. They are testing to see if a system that worked perfectly well is going to work perfectly well!
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Common sense? I thought that had been banned in the interests of equality and freedom. Freedom to do whatever you like without penalty if you fit the NL target audience of spongers and na'er do wells, or getting evenly f*cked over if you are on their **** list, you know, hard working, tax paying, law abiding average citizen. Oh, or a car driver!
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The worst way to run an organisation is by setting targets. It is an abrogation of responsibilty and ability by the authorities and shows that they have no idea of how to manage a workforce.
As we have seen, it encourages people to work at achieving those targets one way or another without actually doing the job as it should be done. Nowhere more have we seen this as in the case of the police forces. This move is very sensible and it is to be hoped that it will show the inefficiencies of a target run society. Maybe people will be encouraged to have a pride in their work again.
Les
As we have seen, it encourages people to work at achieving those targets one way or another without actually doing the job as it should be done. Nowhere more have we seen this as in the case of the police forces. This move is very sensible and it is to be hoped that it will show the inefficiencies of a target run society. Maybe people will be encouraged to have a pride in their work again.
Les
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