A Policeman's Lot Is Not A Happy One...

[sandyRoe]

Well, less happy than it was if their starting pay is going to be cut by £4000 a year.
Is it wise for a government to alienate the police in these hard times when poverty might be forcing up all types of crime?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9802550/Police-pay-starting-salaries-to-be-cut-by-a-fifth.html

[shoota]

And people moan about the standard of recruit they attract now......

[jno]

perhaps they will need to take on part-time work, like the thief-takers of old

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Wild

[berniecuddles]

should become an mp a get a £32,000 pay rise!

[emmie]

perhaps it's that or many jobs going?

[shoota]

Back in the late '70's they upped the salary substantially in order to stop PC's having to have two jobs, take bribes, depend on charity or leave.
They also found that the standard of recruit they were attracting was dire.
Here they are 30 odd years later.........

[craft1948]

They'll need more police soon to cope with the planned pensioners' rebellion.........

[emmie]

I was sitting in a cafe the other day, looked up to see two very short policemen, i doubt if either was 5ft tall, and couldn't help wondering if they were off to some fancy dress party, perhaps there are no height restrictions these days.

[shoota]

There aren't em, that was another thing that went in order to redress the number of cops that left in the 70's. Also it fell foul of the rash of discriminatory legislation (some races average height is less than your average Brits...)

[jno]

it's when you have to look down to see them that you worry, em. I still just worry how young they look.