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Fake news published on PutneySW15

I logged on to this website today to see this headline - 'Met Commissioner Promises 33,000 Extra Police'.Funny I thought as I watched on TV yesterday, as might have occurred in North Korea, the Cabinet performing 'call and response' to Johnson's claim, "20,000 more police".The Met alone was going to exceed this number by 13,000 !But no: the article actually states that the Met is aiming to restore the number of its officers, reduced by Conservative austerity, measures BACK to 30,000.'There will be 33,000 police officers in London by April next year, the head of the Met has said'.So here we see how propaganda works and political myths created.

John Hawkes ● 2461d3 Comments

So headline writer makes an obvious mistake after skimming an article (headlines are usually written by a different editor than the journalist who writes the story). Will probably be corrected pretty quickly What's your point?

Sean Hodges ● 2461d

Well we will see how quickly and publicly the editor of this site acknowledges the mistake and retracts the claim.My point is clearly made in my original post.

John Hawkes ● 2460d

You can always trust the BBC; https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/cldj38n1gmpt/cressida-dick Met ranks to rise to 33,000 by 2021 - Cressida Dick There will be 33,000 police officers in London by April next year, the head of the Met has said today.  Police Commissioner Cressida Dick said the force would reach 31,500 by spring, and 32,300 by early autumn this year.  Officer numbers in the capital began falling in 2016, and dipped below 30,000 two years ago – the first time since 2003.  Recruitment has since risen with cash from City Hall, with 31,000 officers now in place.  But the Mayor of London and the Met believe the capital needs an extra 6,000 police to tackle high violent crime.  There were more homicides in London last year than any year since 2008, and over 15,000 knife crimes.  Dame Cressida told the London Assembly’s Police and Crime Committee today that the Government’s police settlement would help the Met to reach next year’s 33,000 target. The Commissioner said it was a “huge achievement” that between 350 and 450 officers were going through training at Hendon police college each month.

Sean Hodges ● 2460d