In the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, Jamaica is reeling. Entire communities have been left in ruins, homes flattened, roads destroyed, and countless families displaced. From Portland to Clarendon, Kingston to St. Mary, the island carries the deep scars of one of the most devastating storms in recent memory. Yet even as the rain subsides and the floodwaters begin to recede, one truth remains clear — Jamaica’s greatest strength has always been its people. And right now, those people need help more than ever. This is a call, not to the government or to politicians, but to the sons and daughters of Jamaica who have risen to fame and fortune. To the entertainers, influencers, athletes, and public figures — both at home and abroad — the time has come to stand up for your fans. These are the same people who streamed your music day and night, who wore your brand, who shared your posts, who prayed for you when you were just starting out. Today, many of them are left without shelter, without ...
Institutional Betrayal: Why the Met Needs External Intervention Now
When whistleblowers speak, they do so not for glory—but for justice. Yet within the Metropolitan Police, those who dare to expose the rot are met not with reform, but retaliation. Issy Vine, a former 999 call-handler, reported vile, discriminatory behaviour from a colleague—comments about rape victims, racist slurs, and mocking references to murdered women like Sarah Everard. The colleague was sacked, then reinstated. Vine was ignored, sidelined, and eventually forced out. Her story is not an isolated case—it’s a symptom of a force that protects abusers and punishes truth-tellers.
The Casey Review declared the Met “institutionally misogynistic, racist, and homophobic.” Yet despite this damning verdict, the silence persists. Witnesses to misconduct are being silenced. Whistleblowers are driven out. Victims are failed. And the public is fed empty promises of “doing better.” But how can we trust a force that shields predators and gaslights those who speak out?
Over 1,000 women have reported being harmed by serving Met officers in recent years—and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Behind closed doors, the culture remains toxic, unchecked, and deeply dangerous. This is not just a crisis of conduct—it’s a crisis of accountability. When you can’t turn to the police, who do you turn to? The Met has shown it cannot police itself. Internal mechanisms like the IOPC have failed.
The time for softly-worded pledges is over. We need external intervention. A statutory public inquiry, with legal powers to compel evidence and protect witnesses, is the bare minimum. The public deserves transparency. Survivors deserve justice. Whistleblowers deserve protection—not punishment.
So we ask: what is the Met hiding? Why the secrecy? What horrors lie beneath the surface that they don’t want us to see? The culture of silence must be shattered. The truth must be dragged into the light. And those who’ve been harmed—whether victims, whistleblowers, or betrayed colleagues—must finally be heard. ALL ANGLES UK stands with Issy Vine and every voice the Met tried to silence. Enough is enough.
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