In this episode, I chat to Andy Fairie, who has retrained as a psychotherapist after leaving policing. He is also the host of the SFQ podcast and author of Listening Skills for Effective Policing.https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1915713455/ref=cm_s

Episode 89: Interview with Ex-Ch Supt Dave Marshall. Author of 'THE FALL OF POLICING: When Woke Cancelled The British Bobby'

Feb 13th, 2024 1h 27m

In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking to Dave Marshall, who recently retired after serving over 30 years in policing. Dave is the author of the book 'THE FALL OF POLICING: When Woke Cancelled The British Bobby' where he discusses the

Episode 88: The gruesome work of body recovery officers - Interview with Jack Frost

Oct 30th, 2023 1h 45m

***WARNING - This episode contains extremely graphic descriptions and should not be listened to in the presence of children***In this episode I speak to Ex-Inspector Jack Frost who was trained to work with forensic scientists at crime scenes

Episode 87: Why are so many people leaving the UK police? Interview with Professor Sarah Charman

Oct 24th, 2023 1h 19m

In this episode I dive into the worrying rise in police resignations. In England and Wales, Home Office data revealed 3433 voluntary resignations in the year ending March 2022, a rise of 72% from the previous year and a rise of 196% since the y

Episode 86: NX121 and the withdrawal of firearms officers from the streets of London

Sep 26th, 2023 29m 12s

In this episode, I look at the implications of charging officer NX121 with murder and what this means for our safety in the UK.

Episode 85: Interview with Scott Hamer - Royalty Protection

Sep 8th, 2023 1h 13m

After a break for a few months I'm back.In this episode I have a great chat with Scott Hamer, who will tell us all about his police career and being a close protection officer for the Royal Family.

Episode 84 : Last TJF podcast ......at least for now

Jun 30th, 2023 16m 3s

Life has been tough for the last while...so this will be the last podcast for a bit.

Episode 83: The Met withdrawing from Mental Health calls, and is time running out for the CPS and the Police Degree Programme?

May 29th, 2023 32m 35s

This week I give my thoughts on recent developments in UK policing. Lots of signs that a new breed of police leader is prepared to make tough decisions, stick up for their staff and show some backbone!

Episode 82: Attempt murder by parachute - Interview with ex-DI Paul Franklin

May 12th, 2023 1h 46m

This episode features a fascinating chat with Paul Franklin, the SIO who investigated the attempted murder of Vicky Cilliers by her husband Emile Cilliers. First he tried to blow her up in a gas explosion and when that failed he tried to kill h

Episode 81: The Casey Report

Mar 22nd, 2023 34m 39s

My no-holds-barred assessment of the Casey Report. **Spoiler alert** I think it's good.....

Episode 80: The life of a serving Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) - Interview with Andrew Snowden

Mar 12th, 2023 1h 11m

This week I enjoyed chatting to Andrew Snowden, the current police and crime commissioner (PCC) for Lancashire.We had a wide-ranging chat about the work of PCCs, the controversy that surrounded their introduction under the Cameron/May governme

Episode 79: What is it like to come out as a transgender police officer? - Interview with Skye Morden

Mar 4th, 2023 1h 16m

This week I had some of my own assumptions and prejudices well and truly challenged when I spoke to Skye Morden, who came out as a transgender police officer some years ago.The massive level of support that Skye has received from her police co

Episode 78: What does the Nicola Bulley case tell us about the relationship between policing and the media?

Feb 24th, 2023 38m 40s

The very sad Nicola Bulley incident needs to act as a catalyst in the re-setting of the relationship between UK policing and the media. This episode explores why I think this urgently needs to happen.

Episode 77: From British undercover officer to tackling the illegal trade in ivory and endangered species - Interview with Christian Plowman

Feb 15th, 2023 1h 28m

This week I had the privilege and pleasure of chatting to Christian Plowman, who served many years in covert policing in the Met and then went on to forge a successful career working for Interpol and a range of NGOs tackling the illegal trade i

Episode 76: From hardened criminal to reformed family man - Interview with Craig Bulgin

Feb 8th, 2023 1h 42m

This week I go completely off-piste and chat to someone who I would describe as a friend, but who led a life that I knew nothing about when we first met. Craig Bulgin was outwardly a hard-working, professional builder and loving family man whe

Episode 75: Drugs, drug importation and organised crime - Interview with Ian Broughton

Feb 2nd, 2023 1h 36m

This week I dive into the horrible world of drug dealers and organised crime in my chat with expert witness and ex-detective Ian Broughton.Illegal drugs are the single biggest driver of crime, human misery and violence in our inner cities and

Episode 74: From police officer to successful stand-up comedian - Interview with Alfie Moore

Jan 23rd, 2023 1h 28m

In this episode, I had the great joy of chatting to one of my favourite comedians, Alfie Moore, star of BBC R4 show 'It's a Fair Cop'.Alfie left policing after nearly 20 years to embark on a new career as a stand-up comic. As well as a highly

Episode 73: Making plans for leaving the police - Interview with Joe Crocker

Jan 17th, 2023 1h 20m

Both new and experienced officers are leaving the police service in droves as a result of poor pay, low morale, weak leadership and political interference. Joe Crocker is now helping serving officers to understand what their options look like

Episode 72:From policing to writing successful thrillers - Interview with Matt Johnson

Jan 6th, 2023 1h 23m

This week I chatted to Matt Johnson, who left policing with severe PTSD and reinvented himself as a successful author. https://mattjohnsonauthor.com/His first book, Wicked Game was long-listed by the Crime Writers Association for the 2016 John