Time to Listen
Right.
This pay decrease we're getting. The fed are writing "angry and frustrated" letters and suggest you do the same. They are apparently holding a meeting to discuss it. ACPO meanwhile are officially disappointed.
Is it just me, or is this mostly a lot of hot air and vigorous arm waving and jumping up and down? I'd like to be proved wrong, but I'm not confident.
I don't think the government really give two hoots about letters from the federation or the opinion of ACPO.
Parliament go onto their 3 week christmas break on the 18th December. (3 week break!) They come back on the 7th January according to here.
I'd like to stand outside at Parliament Square and meet them as they go home to whichever one of their homes they're off to. I think that if enough of us are there giving them abuse as they go off to ponder which christmas tipple to have they might just start to listen. Let them leave their decadent halls with the sounds of hundreds of angry police officers ringing in their ears.
I say hundreds. Here's something to test the "power" of the internet. Is this a good idea? How about we start something from the ground up? Lets be honest, this won't affect ACPO. Can you see them recommending any kind of protest?
So how about it? Parliament Square, 2pm, 18th December? I'm not advocating anything other than a show of numbers and perhaps some light-hearted banter with an MP. If too short notice, how about we meet them coming back on the 7th Jan?
Email me, leave a comment, tell your friends, suggest it to a fed rep! - lets see if there's anything in this. I somehow feel I don't want to trust this issue completely to those who represent us- no disrespect to the fed, they just haven't got the clout, and ACPO wouldn't dare risk their rank (come on and prove me wrong!)- I feel I need to do something myself. And this is what I came up with.
I am interested to see if this post will go with a whimper or a bang.
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I was actually discussing this with my dad, I didn't realise just how strongly her felt about it. Any right thinking person is disgusted there's a pay decrease when MP's are fiddling expense accounts but I found out that my dad, as an ex-squaddie, feels very strongly about how badly people who aren't allowed the strike are treated. I may be an adult now but my dad has never sworn in from of me until now. Shit on from above and just expected to take it
Great idea, but while it would work wonders in France I think you will struggle to find enough people who feel strongl enough to actually do something about it... in Britain we seem to prefer to moan.
I predict a whimper, but I would love to be proved wrong.
this is worth looking at!
Don't forget you'll need a permit from the Met's ACC for suppressing democracy before you can protest anywhere near Parliament.
There is no money left.
Gordon has spent it all.
Notwithstanding the fact that you would be arrested in you were to be protesting in Parliament Square.
I'm in if its a goer!!
I agree entirely with you sarge, and would gladly get my arse down to the big smoke. I am concerned at public perception of this situation and don't think Jan Berry has highlighted what exactly the argument is over...watching news tonight, it looks pathetic that we are squabbling over 0.6%-we need to highlight our concerns surround not only this years pathetic pay offer, but the fact this will occur year upon year upon year. I really am starting to look elsewhere for employment.
Why on earth should ACPO (those creatures of the government) be "disappointed"?
They still get their index-linked bonuses, don't they?
(Indeed, those bonuses could be one reason why other pay rises have been kept down.)
I have a better idea ,
Is to Breath sample and stop every member of parliment on thier way home.
Pascal ..
"Notwithstanding the fact that you would be arrested in you were to be protesting in Parliament Square."
Now who is going to do "The arresting "...
Anon.
Getting an ACC's sign off will not be difficult .. we know enough shit on them
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