Campaign to protect Police pensions
Posted by Roger Godsiff, MP for Birmingham, Hall Green, at 12:05, Wed 8 June 2011:
6 June 2011
I entirely accept the ‘uniqueness’ of a job of a Police officer and I am well aware that the majority of Police Officers do not earn exorbitant salaries and that if there were more people employed by the Police service, instead of cuts being made, then there would be less need for overtime to be paid.
Many people who have taken jobs in the Public Sector in the past did so on the basis that they were prepared to accept a lower income than they could earn in the Private Sector in return for the knowledge that they were going to have a decent and well financed pension when they retired. The Governments systematic undermining of this ‘trade off’ is totally unfair. Furthermore it has always been the case that there are jobs in the Public Sector where the opportunity arises for a person to retire early due to the stresses related to the specific job and this principle should, again, not be devalued by the Government.
It is all very well saying, as the Coalition Government does, that everybody in the country should have to ‘bear the pain equally’ but the fact of the matter is that it was not Police officers, people working in the Public Sector or the population at large which caused the financial crisis in this country back in 2008. The crisis was caused by the greed and irresponsibility of certain people working in the Financial Sector who saw the opportunity to make vast sums of money for themselves and their colleagues out of taking quite irresponsible risks with ordinary people’s money. They are the ones who should primarily ‘bear the pain’ because they caused the financial problems which the Government then had to deal with by nationalising institutions such as Northern Rock, Lloyds and NatWest/RBS otherwise those self-same people who had acted irresponsibly would have demanded immediate repayment of every single loan and mortgage in the country thereby bring the country to its knees!
I can assure you I have a high regard for the work that Police officers do and I will certainly impress upon the relevant Coalition Ministers the need to recognise the uniqueness of the Police and the absolutely crucial role that the service has in protecting out liberties and freedoms in this country.
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Posted by Mohammed Hemraj, 18:04, Wed 8 June 2011: (Is this post abusive?) #
Well if the government contiunes with its failed policy we will be bankrupt in no time. The present government is blaming the labour for the mess. I am surprised that some greedy bankers are allowed to hold the whole world at ransome and this will continue unless something is done. Some drastic actions are needed; withdraw all the benefits and free NHS treatment until the situation improves. Let us all pay and work to contribute for the well being of this nation. I know the government will be unpopular but I see no other alternative.
Posted by Richard lakin-Inzunza, 01:09, Thu 9 June 2011: (Is this post abusive?) #
Although I'm no particular fan of the police, I am the first to acknowledge they do have a difficult, delicate and sensitive job to do, which they do fairly well. It is when ordinary and special people like this threaten to emigrate I start to worry, not fat well-padded and seemingly well insulated bankers and the like, I would dearly like to see them go, or take responsibility for what they have brought the nation to!
Posted by Howard Hemmings, 08:04, Thu 9 June 2011: (Is this post abusive?) #
I accept the banks played a role in the misfortunes of this economic mess, but don't forget your government allowed it to happen by not instigating adequate checks or keeping control of banking practices. You also always seem to forget the other cause of our problems was the massive over spending of your government and the fact you never kept a shilling in the cupboard for the rainy days. Lets have a few positive comments on things instead of all this negative stuff you keep coming out with. Even you voted against some of the principles of the last government so not all can be bad about this government.
Posted by Mohammed Hemraj, 15:47, Thu 9 June 2011: (Is this post abusive?) #
In this country the culprits have more rights than the citizens and those who are sent to prison live like in a five star hotel. The slogan of human rights is a mockery. To save oneself from cold winter and to save heating and food bills, not forgetting TV which is provided in prison, it is worth, even for a law abiding citizens to spend some time in prison. You may even write a book detailing the experience and make some money. Prison is not supposed to be a place where the culprits are able to enjoy and for the government to foot the bill. Prison is suppose to be a place where cluprits are punished and they and others learn a lesson not to commit crime again. It seems our prison system is encouraging people to commit crimes. I was surprised to hear about gang culture and drugs being available in prison. UK should learn from the experiences that prisoners face in the third world countries. We could even build prisons in the third world contries and send our prisoners there. But no, this will tentamount to abuse of human rights by the lawyers who are prepared to take cases based on legal aids, paid for by the tax payers. If this is not a broken system, can someone tell me what it is.
Posted by Howard Hemmings, 09:08, Fri 10 June 2011: (Is this post abusive?) #
Well done Mohammed. Nice to hear from someone with a sensible view on Human Rights and related issues.