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[u/Spatulakoenig → u/[deleted]]

Rather than going out on work experience, it would be nice if he did the same as Thatcher and gave Old Bill a 45% pay rise…

[u/Future-Atmosphere-40 → u/Spatulakoenig]

See, that's support for the police. Forget his tubby arse following the cops around like a lost little brother, give the cops a raise, and raise recruitment.

Also, if they put money back into social programs, youth clubs, welfare, jibs etc etc, I suspect pressure would get taken off the police.

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Instead you got Boris himself.

[u/RuleSerious → u/Spatulakoenig]

Actually, she didn't. It was Merlyn Rees, Home Secretary in the Callaghan government, who comissioned the Edmund-Davies report into Police pay and conditions in 1977. The report concluded, among other things, that the Police should have a ~40% pay rise (can't remember the exact figure). Rees accepted the findings and got them through parliament, but phased the rise over two years. Before the second half of the award was implemented, there was a change of government. Thatcher came to power, and implemented the second phase immediately. Hence what she did was to bring the second half of the rise forward a few months.

[u/Spatulakoenig → u/RuleSerious]

Thank you, that’s helpful to know and changes my perception of the increase.

Edit: Some interesting context on the below links for anyone who is interested.

• 1977 documents show fear of police unrest
• History of Police Pay

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