It reminds me of when Maggie was elected - the very first thing she did was give the police a massive pay rise (because she knew she'd need them later perhaps) ?
Why should these totally non-productive people be "protected" when everyopne knows that MASSIVE cuts face everyone else after the election ?
<<< Mr Brown will also tell councils and police forces not to cut budgets for front-line law enforcement. >>>
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