Mrs T also looked after the police, improving their pay and conditions in the early 80's. The government then needed them regularly in the 80's and 90's and continued to stand by them. The current mob in power seem to be hell bent on destroying police moral and reducing them to the level of contractors with all the downsides of redundancy but without any protection or industrial rights. At the same time they pay lip service to the demands of the job whilst expecting us to be there to defend the status quo and themselves whenever they feel threatened.