Tony Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 i was under the impression that Labour had made a pledge to protect front line services? Police numbers to slump amid budget pressures The number of police officers will slump by at least 1,300 over the next three years as budget pressures begin to bite, a survey of forces has found. At least 12 of the 43 forces in England and Wales are reducing the number of full-time officers they employ, despite a pledge by the Government to protect law and order from the impact of public sector cuts. Forces which will see officer numbers decline include Greater Manchester Police, where the total will fall by 300 this year according to a leaked document obtained by The Sunday Telegraph, and Britain's largest force, the Metropolitan Police, which will shed 189 officers this year and a further 445 over the following two years. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/6956427/Police-numbers-to-slump-amid-budget-pressures.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melthebell Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 the debts that big ALL parties would have to cut apart from the bnp obviously cos they make free money from nothing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvey19 Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 i was under the impression that Labour had made a pledge to protect front line services? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/6956427/Police-numbers-to-slump-amid-budget-pressures.html I think most of the posts will be non operational where police powers are not required. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vague_Boy Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 the debts that big ALL parties would have to cut apart from the bnp obviously cos they make free money from nothing No that's Crash Gordon and "Captain" Darling, with their Quantitative Easing. LINK Have you ever wondered why a country can't just print its way out of trouble? Ask Robert Mugabe. Or better still, the international bond markets. Excessive printing causes money to become worth less and worth less, until it becomes worthless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted May 8, 2010 Author Share Posted May 8, 2010 I think most of the posts will be non operational where police powers are not required. I think you had better read the article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wednesday1 Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 I think you had better read the article. But there are now an extra 20,000 serving poilce officers than there were Labour came to power. So a small drop drop in numbers which would probably be a temporary measure would not be as damaging as you insinuate. Especially as crime has fallen under Labour. Contrast this situation to Thatchers recession of the '80's when crime shot through the roof! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted May 8, 2010 Author Share Posted May 8, 2010 Excuses excuses excuses and if excuses don't work point at a government from 20 years ago. We can always resort to facts - Police numbers increased by 16,000 between 1979 and 1997. They then dropped from 1997 to 2000 before 9/11 and the 'War on Terror' when Blunkett pulled Brown's budget finger out and turned the UK into Paranoia Central. The only facts that matter are that budgets are being cut now. Police numbers are being cut now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wednesday1 Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 Excuses excuses excuses and if excuses don't work point at a government from 20 years ago. We can always resort to facts - Police numbers increased by 16,000 between 1979 and 1997. They then dropped from 1997 to 2000 before 9/11 and the 'War on Terror' when Blunkett pulled Brown's budget finger out and turned the UK into Paranoia Central. The only facts that matter are that budgets are being cut now. Police numbers are being cut now. If Labour have to cut the numbers as a temporary measure due to the current financial situation, brought about by the global credit crunch then this is unfortunate. But with the Tories promising much deeper and faster cuts in public sending, just imagine the huge reduction in the numbers of police officers that their policies would lead to. With the effects that their public spending cuts would have on the economy and the upsurge in unemployment and crime, a vicious circle would result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted May 8, 2010 Author Share Posted May 8, 2010 Excuses excuses excuses: If Labour have to cut the numbers temporary measure current financial situation global credit crunch unfortunate. Fantasy blame: Tories deeper and faster cuts huge reduction in the numbers of police officers public spending cuts upsurge in unemployment 13 years of blame. 40 years of Browns Burden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wednesday1 Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 Excuses excuses excuses: Fantasy blame: 13 years of blame. 40 years of Browns Burden Not fantasy FACT! Are you denying that crime rose massively under the Tories??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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