This is a really shocking state of affairs and completely unacceptable. What is this Tory Government doing to our country
Another week.
Another round of depressing headlines about Chief Constables stating that their Forces no longer have the resources they need to do all that is being asked and expected of them.
Another round of deeply disturbing headlines about police officers being attacked in the street. The accompanying film footage is too much for me to watch.
I have never known times remotely like these – and it set me thinking about all that has disappeared from policing in the last eight years.
The list is staggering:
I. The loss of 44,000 police officers and staff in England & Wales.
Say that number out loud a couple of times and let it sink in.
II. The loss of neighbourhood policing.
- London has more 600 local council wards. In 2010, each of those had its own dedicated Safer Neighbourhoods Team.
- That meant a minimum of 1 Sergeant, 2 PCs and…
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