Is this the most dangerous man in Britain?

[denphone]

They use the word efficiency down here.

[heero_yuy]

You can bet that the only thing that is never cut is the pay of the top apparatchiks of councils of what ever political persuasion. Their snouts are firmly in the trough.

[denphone]

Yes l read our local paper online a little while back and its quite eye watering when l read what some of their expenses were over a year.

[ianch99]

Originally Posted by denphone

They use the word efficiency down here.

Nope, George "Cuts" Osbourne has a better ring to it

[techguyone]

I thought the police were protected now? or is this old stuff they have to catch up on?

[Qtx]

Osbourne is of course dangerous and needs putting down like a few others in government and of course the cuts are badly affecting policing and the help we get from police.

The few police that are left are too busy sorting out he said, she said arguments on facebook to even consider dealing with burglaries or other crimes. Knock off Osbourne and tell people to get off the internet if they don't like what someone else say's. Win/Win situation!

[nashville]

Originally Posted by denphone

l am not going to get political here but in order to keep this country safe in the long run we really should not be cutting the police services increasingly to the bone because to do so in my utter opinion would be absolute folly.

I agree Den ,

Whilst I don't think we should be cutting front-line police officer numbers, it's relevant to point out that these numbers are now the same as they were in 2001 - I don't remember people thinking they were "cut to the bone" then.

[denphone]

Well l think they listened to the discontent that was building up around the country over potential police cuts and wisely chose not to act on what they were potentially planning and l give due praise for that.

[tweedle]

Originally Posted by Hugh

Whilst I don't think we should be cutting front-line police officer numbers, it's relevant to point out that these numbers are now the same as they were in 2001 - I don't remember people thinking they were "cut to the bone" then.

What's the difference in the UK's population between 2001 and now.

[ianch99]

Originally Posted by Hugh

Whilst I don't think we should be cutting front-line police officer numbers, it's relevant to point out that these numbers are now the same as they were in 2001 - I don't remember people thinking they were "cut to the bone" then.

I don't think Suffolk had only 3 "front desk" police stations open in 2001?

[TheDaddy]

Originally Posted by Hugh

Whilst I don't think we should be cutting front-line police officer numbers, it's relevant to point out that these numbers are now the same as they were in 2001 - I don't remember people thinking they were "cut to the bone" then.

Hugh front line policing has been decimated, if you get rid of all the admin staff, who incidentally are on half what a copper earns who is doing the paperwork, if you get rid of the pcso's who is going to do the crappy jobs they did.

I attended a burglary a few weeks back with officers that I think I mentioned on here, they wanted to downgrade it to criminal damage as although we were certain stuff had been pinched we couldn't say exactly what had gone, I made a joke about massaging figures and they said there was no need to anymore, if you have got enough people to record crimes in the first place those crimes don't become part of the figures.

[TheDaddy]

No money for anything other than cronies and sycophants

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/...c-sector-wages

How this sort of thing slips under the radar is beyond me, especially as all corbyn has to do is fart and its front page news

[denphone]

We are all in this together remember.....

Is Osbourne the most dangerous man in britain, no he isn't if he went tomorrow the main problem would remain that problem being modern interpretation of Tory ideology and the worst way to implement it if it wasn't Osbourne it would be someone else doing the same. I don't think UK politics has ever been as vacant as it is now Tory's that are out of touch only pausing when the opposition shouts loud enough then sneak it in later when there's something else to concentrate on. Labour well what can you say about them shambles would be a compliment at the minute I can only think the reason labour is where it is, is a part of some plan by the non Looney in the party to show what happens when the patients take over the asylum. If it isn't then we are all royally screwed as lack of any opposition will see these currant bunch of Tory's in for God knows how long and I don't even want to think of the wreck of a nation that will be left after they have finished.

I saw blame being pointed at the majority who didn't vote as to why we are where we are, but here's the problem I've been a conservative voter my entire adult life and until the last general election had voted all my adult life. I cannot vote for this conservative party in good conscious but as a Tory couldn't vote for labour so what am I to do go to the polls and spoil my ballot for what it's an action with no meaning in our political system. I do actually believe the currant political class want apathy they want tens of millions staying at home because then it's easier and if it isn't some form of plan then that's more depressing because it means our expectations and standards for our elected representatives have dropped far below what we should accept.

We have millions of voters in this country with no one to vote for as no one really has an interest in representing them or the values they hold, corporate corruption is rampant in our political system as it is elsewhere in the world the whole thing is a giant mess that no one who can just isn't interested in sorting and that is one of many factors leading to voter apathy and non voting.