The Great Macaulay Nov 13, 2009
Future Tory Premier Sir Robert Peel commented after one Macaulay address, Portions of that speech were as beautiful as anything I ever heard or read. In 1835, crushed by the death of his sister Margaret, Macaulay wrote to his closest friend, Thomas Ellis, What a blessing it is to love books as I love them to be able to converse with the dead, and to live amidst the unreal. (The American Conservative)
Police, a Brief History of British ... Nov 7, 2009
The Home Secretary of the time, Robert Peel, later Sir Robert Peel, sponsored the first successful bill for a salaried civilian police force. The Metropolitan Police Act 1829 was limited to the London area; however it excluded the City of London and provinces. (Suite101.com)
Legalise drugs and society would benefit Nov 3, 2009
box").removeAttr("style"); }); }); It appears to be impossible to have a rational debate about drugs. David Nutt, the head of the government's advisory council on drugs, argued that alcohol and tobacco were more dangerous than some drugs which are currently illegal. That point seems so obvious as to be barely worth stating. Prof Nutt also said that it was silly to upgrade cannabis, from class C on the illegal drugs register to class B. The maximum penalty for using a class B substance is five... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Paramedic: Officer Was In "State Of Rage" Jun 17, 2009
As Sir Robert Peel, the founder of the concept of the modern police force stated, "Police, at all times, should maintain a relationship with the public that gives reality to the historic tradition that the police are the public and the public are the police; the police being only members of the public who are paid to give full-time attention to duties which are incumbent upon every citizen." Police officers are just private citizens, and should have the same legal status. Even more importantly,... (CBS News)
Policing communities requires help May 21, 2009
This was the premise used when Sir Robert Peel established the London Metropolitan Police force in the 1800s and represents the ... In building upon the foundation of Sir Robert Peel, the Racine Police Department has devoted extensive resources to the Community Oriented Policing philosophy. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Open letter to Zofia Cisowski May 16, 2009
They have forgotten what Sir Robert Peel told us 180 years ago as he began the first professional police service (i. e. London's Bobbies ). (Globe and Mail)
Rooney's Irish road trip Mar 18, 2009
For much of its existence, it housed the British chief secretaries for Ireland, among them, the Duke of Wellington, and Sir Robert Peel, both future prime ministers of the United Kingdom. The embassy's Web site points out that, as a child, Winston Churchill played on its grounds while his father, Randolph Churchill, served there as a junior diplomat. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Officer Nedland follows parents into police deparmtent Mar 9, 2009
High morale and interaction with the community earned the department the 2008 Sir Robert Peel Award from The Wisconsin Association of Community Oriented Police. It s not a lot of shine, Jovanna said. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
