Tango Juliet Foxtrot - the police podcast

Episode 81: The Casey Report

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

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 government, political interference in policing, as well as hearing his thoughts on many of the current challenges faced by policing in the UK.

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

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 colleagues is in stark contrast to the level of hate that she has received at the hands of some sections of the media and from online trolls.

This is her story.

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

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

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 in ivory and products from endangered species in Africa.

Fascinating stuff.

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

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 when I met him. It was only sometime later that he hinted that his life had not always been like that. 

This was the first time that I had heard his full story and it frequently made for difficult listening.

Craig is a great example of how it is possible to turn your life around and get away from a criminal lifestyle.

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

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 increasingly across once-peaceful parts of the UK.

Ian spent a large part of his police career investigating drug-related crime and became one of the most knowledgeable people in the UK on these issues. I learned a lot in our chat, and I'm sure you will too.

Ian can be contacted for training or his expertise at court at https://www.expertwitnessservices.co.uk/

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

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 successful theatre tour all over the UK, Alfie's show on Radio 4 is now on its seventh series.

You can book tickets to see him live here: https://alfiemoore.com/tickets/

 

 

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

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 and how to present themselves and their skills to maximise their opportunities outside of law enforcement.

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

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 Creasey New Blood Dagger Award and at the end of 2016 it was listed by Amazon as the highest-rated debut novel of the year.

His latest book, Crow 27, is a fictionalised account based on a series of incidents that took place involving the deaths in obscure circumstances of four British Army trainee soldiers at the Princess Royal Barracks in Deepcut, Surrey between 1995 and 2002.