tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19727466.post3717640203805602926..comments2023-08-03T12:49:54.452+01:00Comments on Horgan: Politics of Police CutsSteve Horganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13689714700049747836noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19727466.post-10129034358808328562011-03-16T11:58:17.427+00:002011-03-16T11:58:17.427+00:00Annoying a large part of the police in order to sa...Annoying a large part of the police in order to save £30m, was politically stupid.<br /><br />The government needs to save money, no one can be surprised at that, but, being Conservatives, they are trying to fix the entire problem, not muck around at the edges. So, the current arcane system of police pay and conditions needs work, as does the matter of police accountability. This is personified in the activities of ACPO, which has no democratic accountability whatsoever, but still seeks to dictate much of current Law and Order policy.<br /><br />Conservatives are proposing comprehensive solutions to deal with the real issues, while Labour did essentially nothing and you wonder which I would support?Steve Horganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13689714700049747836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19727466.post-31344730029529372952011-03-15T08:59:42.209+00:002011-03-15T08:59:42.209+00:00The question really, Stephen, is how stupid do you...The question really, Stephen, is how stupid do you think we are?<br /><br />Now let me think, when the Labour government were tackling large police budgets by attempting to merge forces and get savings from merging back-office functions and under utilised specialist units you opposed it. We shouldn't, you argued, diminish the morale and reputation of this fine upstanding body of officers.<br /><br />Look at your post of 13th December 2007, which argues against tampering with Police pay agreements to save £30m "in terms of loss of goodwill with a very important interest group the price is much higher than that". What is the scenario there - well you give it: "it's not inflation, it's government finances that are the problem and everyone knows this".<br /><br />Yet despite this history of supporting the Police, we now have a complete about face. What has changed? The Police? No. The situation? No.<br /><br />The only thing that has changed is the colour of the government. Basically Cllr Horgan, you are incapable of labelling any Tory idea as wrong; you are incapable of independent thought.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com