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As Sadiq Khan approaches the halfway point in his first term, Demetrios Matheou snatched a few minutes in the whirlwind schedule of the London Mayor

As Sadiq Khan approaches the halfway point in his first term, Demetrios Matheou snatched a few minutes in the whirlwind schedule of the London Mayor

You call 999, you’re put through to someone, the police arrive… But of course, it’s never as simple as that

You call 999, you’re put through to someone, the police arrive… But of course, it’s never as simple as that

Since the Conservatives came to power, both in coalition and after, the police service has been devastated by cuts

Since the Conservatives came to power, both in coalition and after, the police service has been devastated by cuts

Responses to the survey of UNISON’s PCSO members across England and Wales, undertaken this month, show that: 74% have seen PCSO numbers reduce in their […]

“Government cuts to budgets have meant almost a third fewer police community support officers and a fifth fewer police staff, since 2010. “With a much smaller police presence on the streets […]

It’s not good.” “The eyes and ears of the counter-terrorism branch” In particular, warns Andy, the reduction in community policing could harm our […]

Keen to encourage people to vote in the police and crime commissioner elections on 5 May, UNISON is launching a campaign to provide the public with the facts about police cuts. Recent official […]

Experience after experience has shown that privatisation is a false economy

Essex police force unveils plan to axe PCSOs and close stations in the county