Front-Line Police Cuts To Warwickshire

While the Con Dem coalition government tries to maintain that no cuts to front-line public services will be taking place, the reality is now becoming clearer that front-line police jobs WILL go. Police will be taken out of policing roles and pushed into supportive posts, according to the Warwickshire police authority.

As civilian staff take up voluntary redundancy, up to 150 police officers may have to take up their jobs as they are redeployed. Warwickshire police force will have their budgets cuts by almost £23m, unless they fightback against the cuts. 

Warwickshire Police Federation chairman Simon Payne said: "This is the stark reality of what cuts mean, which is we haven't got enough money to pay for the number of police we currently have in Warwickshire." Speaking to the BBC, he said, "The [government] is conning the public if they say when police numbers fall, crime won't increase."

We stand opposed to ALL cuts and stand shoulder to shoulder with our police, nurses, firemen (and women) and the millions of public sector workers who did not cause the banking crisis and should not be forced to pay for it with their jobs. We will be marching in London on Saturday 26th March 2011 because we believe their is an alternative to the Con Dem cuts. Join us!


Thanks to Coventry Against Cuts for article