Tango Juliet Foxtrot - the police podcast

Episode 33: Interview with Ex-D/Supt Nicky Arrowsmith - Rape and Sexual Assaults

This week I have a fascinating chat with Nicky Arrowsmith, who spent many years investigating offences of rape and serious sexual assaults.

Episode 32:Chat with Mike Neville. Ex-Met DCI. Architect of Super-Recognisers.

Hold onto your hats, because this week I chat to the formidable Mike Neville. Mike and I served together in Clapham, South London in the early 90s. He was a superb thief-taker; fearless and uncompromising. Thanks to his single-minded determination, the concept of super-recognisers was born and Mike is undoubtedly the world No.1 expert on the law-enforcement use of those rare individuals who never forget a face.

If you want to know if you're one of those people, who can test yourself here; https://www.superrecognisers.com

Episode 31: Interview with author and ex-Chief Supt John Sutherland

This week I have a very enjoyable chat with John Sutherland, where we discuss all things policing and compare notes on the experience of writing books.

Episode 30: Chatting with Ian Johnston, ex-President of the Police Superintendent’s Association of England and Wales

This week I have a fascinating chat with Ian Johnston, who has devoted his entire life to keeping the public safe. He had a number of high profile roles in policing nationally and a front-row seat during the transition from the Blair years through the very unhappy period when Theresa May and the Tories did so much damage to policing. Ian became an independent Police and Crime Commissioner in 2012 in Gwent, his old force, from where he had retired as a Chief Superintendent two years previously. Never an easy task!

Episode 29: What do you want from the TJF podcast?

This week I discuss Russia/Ukraine, obsessive compulsive hoarding, caring for the dying and the impending report from the Strategic Review of Policing. I also ask what you lot want from the podcast.

Episode 28 - Interview with Kevin Hurley. Ex-Met Ch Supt, Ex-Surrey PCC and one-man crime-fighting whirlwind.

This week I interview the quite remarkable Kevin Hurley who came to note as the first PCC in Surrey and who crossed swords with Theresa May as Home Secretary. Kevin has been very outspoken (even more than me!) about the damage caused to policing over the last 12 years and he now intends to throw his hat in the ring in the process to find a new Met Police Commissioner. 

Episode 27 - Resignation of Cressida Dick. Is this the final nail in the coffin?

This week I discuss the resignation of the much-loved Met Police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick and I consider whether this now marks a new low in the relationship between policing, politicians and journalists.

Episode 26 - Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) Interview with ex-Chief Supt Lee Wharmby

This week I have a fascinating chat with Lee Wharmby, who retired from the West Midlands Police 3 months ago. Lee is hugely experienced and knowledgeable about many areas of policing, but he is particularly knowledgable about the processes followed by the police following any incident that results in the deaths of large numbers of people. Essential listening for anyone who is interested in this most distressing discipline.

Episode 25 - Partygate, Charing Cross idiots and terrible crime outcomes in 2021

This week I discuss the latest Met police car crash i.e the idiots in Charing Cross exchanging insulting social media messages. I then give my thoughts on the police handling of Partygate and the recent publication of crime outcomes for England and Wales dropping to a new low of 6% of all crime resulting in a positive outcome. Listener warning ** Don't listen to this is you want to feel good about UK policing** 

Episode 24 - Kidnap, extortion and Organised Crime - Interview with Annie Gooch

Annie Gooch is the real deal. What she hasn't done in the world of serious and organised crime just isn't worth doing. 40 years at the sharp end of UK law enforcement. An amazing woman and an amazing career.