Ex-Met detective warns it will take a generation to fix police: ‘Polluted with wokeness!’

He said these leaders lack experience and "don't have much merit with the front line troops".

"Senior policing has got to change its attitude and that might well take a generation, unfortunately," Bleksley added.

Peter Bleksley says police leaders lack merit

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The case has involved three of Britain's largest police forces since the initial complaint.

London's Metropolitan Police first received the report as a potential breach of the Malicious Communications Act.

It was then passed to Sussex Police, who marked it as both a possible non-crime hate incident and potential malicious communication.

The case was finally transferred to Essex Police, where Pearson lives.

Allison Pearson was visited on Remembrance Sunday by officers from Essex PoliceGETTY

A dispute has emerged over the classification, with Pearson claiming officers told her it was a "non-crime hate incident", while Essex Police insists it is being treated as a criminal matter.

The force has requested Pearson attend a voluntary interview, which she has indicated she will attend with legal representation.

Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp has called for police to focus on "genuine crime" rather than "policing thought" in light of the Pearson investigation.

Speaking to GB News, Philp said: "It is ridiculous that public figures, journalists, but actually members of the public as well are getting police attention for essentially expressing opinions."

He emphasised that police attention should only be given to matters with "a very high bar" where behaviour could lead to imminent criminality.

His comments echo Bleksley's concerns about police priorities, with the former detective noting that frontline officers would "rather be catching burglars" than following directives from senior leadership.