Observers have claimed to have detected the first signs of increased crime as the result of the recession. They may be right, but certainly most people expect the rate of theft of all types to rise as hundreds of thousands more workers lose their jobs and incomes. The temptation to help themselves to the wealth of others will surely be too strong.
How amazing then that we have heard yesterday and today the the police are likely to suffer redundancies in the near future. You couldn't invent it, could you? At this time of all times!
We shall still have the sturdy PCSOs, of course, in their parking warden uniforms and devoid of many powers. This will surely scare any would-be burglars!
Over the week-end the Sunday Telegraph published figures suggesting that police officers are even spending more of their time on paper-work and administration than they were previously. If only we could reverse this and get them to lay down their pens and pencils!
Come on Cameron, you've been talking about promoting real and tough policing. Can't you get the officers out on to the streets, and get them out in numbers!
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