The former nationalist ex-Fed rep who says everything in policing should be about the local

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The former nationalist ex-Fed rep who says everything in policing should be about the local

Former officer hoping to be re-elected under a new party banner shares his thoughts on armed policing, his disagreements with the current Fed and leaving the SNP.

Date - 20th November 2015
By - Ian Weinfass - Police Oracle

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"My first priority would be to ensure the principles which underpinned policing from the word go, namely policing by consent and enjoying the support of the public was put in place." John Finnie, a former Scottish National Party council...

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