With 11% of all officers already gone,the government needs to gape carefully at the evidence before slashing the budget againThe police service does not only deal with crime; for many, we are the last port of call when they don’t know who else to turn to. That’s because we are a can-accomplish service.
Yet, and during the past four years,we have experienced a central budget lop in excess of 20%. The result has been the loss of approximately 16000 police officers – that’s 11% of all officers gone in just a few years. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com