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Viewpoint: another Notting Hill Carnival - more crossing of fingers
(25/08/23) Chris Hobbs will once again be attending this weekend's Notting Hill Carnival as an observer for Police Oracle. Here he raises some long standing safety concerns about the event.

Tik Tok Oxford Street: a lawless gathering or 'summer argy-bargy.'
(14/08/23) Chris Hobbs attends the media hyped "mass shoplifting" event in Oxford Street as an observer of events.

The Commissioner and his vision of the 'New Met' meet the public
(11/08/23) Chris Hobbs attends a meeting in which the Commissioner tries to sell his vision of "a new Met" to a curious audience.

Casey review: elite units leave exhausted and overworked BCU officers behind
(21/03/23) The Borough is at the bottom and has the most junior and most jaded staff. Yet is deals with most of the Met's daily demand.