I am amazed that Chief Cons have gone along with this spin and accepted a drop in service for not a lot of financial return (if any)
Reminds me of the time that a Divisional commander in a drug torn Manchester division cured the Drug problem overnight, he disbanded the very effective Drug unit. As they were the only ones submitting detected Crime reports these instantly dried up, no crime reports therefore no drug crime, solved
Feel sorry for all you guys and gals who are having to put up with this crap, I also feel sorry for all the troops who used to be able to get help from above in minutes, I left the job happy knowing that it was in good hands being staffed by keen very effective and motivated bobbies. I didnt reckon on you all getting shafted to the point of not being able to voice your concerns. Its all very sad indeed.