A couple of good points.
If the local Police Authority can afford to pay the officers the increased rate from when the increase was due, how does that affect national inflation?
HnH, are you suggesting some form of 'trade pay'? How do you compare a beat bobbie to one working on the ASU for example?
Do the Met Officers still get a Met allowance? Why is that? Cost of living perhaps?
(So many Questions) If so shouldn't that apply nationally at different levels?
Back to the crewroom 4x4s if I may. Is it safer, better environmentally and more cost effective for;
a. Wife to drive kids 10 mins across town to school in 4x4 and hubby to drive 35 mins to work in saloon.
b. Hubby to drive 35 mins to work in 4x4 and wife to drive kids 10 mins across town to school in saloon.
4x4........5* (pax) 2* (ped) NCAP ratings.
Saloon... 4* (pax) 1* (ped) NCAP ratings.
4x4 has 18 airbags/air curtains etc etc
Saloon has 6 airbags and an etc