There are many current affairs that have an impact on the uniformed public services. I have chosen to look at how terrorism, institutionalised racism and the pay dispute have had an impact on the police force.
Citizenship, Contemporary Society
And The Public Services Task 2 Amy Nutton
Current Affairs And The Public Services
There are many current affairs that have an impact on the uniformed public services. I have chosen to look at how terrorism, institutionalised racism and the pay dispute have had an impact on the police force.
Terrorism – The London 7/7 Bombings
The London 7/7 bombings were a series of coordinated terrorist bomb attacks that hit public transport system during the morning rush hour on 7th July 2005. At 8:50 a.m. Three bombs exploded within fifty seconds of each other on three trains. A fourth bomb exploded on a bus nearly an hour later at 9:47 a.m. in Tavistock Square. The bombings killed 52 commuters and the four suicide bombers, , and caused disruption of the city's transport system (severely for the first day) and the country's mobile infrastructure. On 21 July 2005, a second series of four explosions took place on the London Underground and a London bus. The detonators of all four bombs exploded, but none of the main explosive charges detonated, and there were no casualties: the single injury reported at the time was later revealed to be an sufferer. All suspected bombers from this failed attack escaped from the scenes but were later arrested.