#341. Whistleblower on British Police Corruption - Chris Amey
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🗓️ 13 May 2026
⏱️ 87 minutes
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Summary
Chris Amey opens up about three decades in policing - from joining the Met in the early nineties to dealing with football hooliganism, riots, major events, and the changing face of the force. From Chelsea, Millwall, West Ham and Tottenham clashes to control rooms, CCTV, public order units and moments of real danger, he reflects on what it was like policing London when the streets could turn quickly.
But behind the uniform was a career shaped by pressure, politics, trauma, and frustration. Chris speaks honestly about austerity, recruitment, falling standards, police pay, vetting failures, misconduct, PTSD, and why he believes modern policing has become fractured. He also reflects on high-profile cases, the Jill Dando murder, the London riots, and the officers he believes have been failed by the system.
After leaving the Met for Dorset, Chris helped tackle crime in Boscombe before later facing his own battle inside the organisation he had served for almost thirty years. It’s a raw look at loyalty, leadership, public service, and what happens when the job changes beyond recognition.
This is the eventful life of Chris Amey.
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| 0:00.0 | What was it like being a policeman in the 90s trying to keep football hooligans in order? It was fairly challenging. You know, I'd been on duty a couple of games there where, you know, people have been stabbed in the Seven Sisters Road. And, you know, Chelsea Man United, we'd have 1,500 cops on that. 1,500 would turn up, but they'd manage? Yeah, and we were actually getting bins and bricks and bottles thrown at us. |
| 0:21.3 | I think one of the biggest problems policing has is it doesn't pay enough. |
| 0:25.0 | 9,000 people left policing last year. |
| 0:27.4 | 53% of those were voluntary resignations. |
| 0:31.4 | 2012, Theresa May. |
| 0:33.8 | She was hated. |
| 0:35.0 | Was she? |
| 0:35.7 | Oh, now we're seeing high-profile figures getting arrested, you know, associated with Epstein. |
| 0:40.3 | You've seen Labour Conservative, Labour Conservative. Every couple have their views. |
| 0:45.3 | What's it like going to work knowing that you disagree what the government are doing? |
| 0:50.3 | They made me the temporary chief inspector. I was covering everything now. I was feeling |
| 0:55.1 | the pressure. I now knew I could see this train coming down the track and I was standing on the |
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| 1:34.7 | What was it like being a policeman in the 90s trying to keep football hooligans in order? |
| 1:36.4 | It was fairly challenging. |
| 1:42.0 | So, yeah, I joined the Met in 92. |
| 1:45.1 | Came out to Division 93 and I went to |
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