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Originally Posted by ralph
Wardens ? PCSOs ? Whatever happened to proper police personnel ? Surely after almost 10 years in office a LABOUR GOVERNMENT could at least give us proper front line services ? Plenty of funding for troops in Iraq but nowt for frightened, intimidated old dears in Accy. Friend Jones seems willing to make feeble excuses and offer platitudes, but no real criticism of his own Party, whose Government is the real culprit.
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Everyone has this rose tinted view of bobbies on the beat and believe that the good old days were best when PC Bobby and and his mate used to patrol the streets and stop for a chat and a cup of tea with the neighbours. That was before the population explosion of the 60s and 70s and the influx of foreign labour. If the police were sat in someone's house having a cup of tea from morning till night they'd never get anything done.
So, life has moved on. We do have two very nice bobbies who work in Oswaldtwistle, PC Steve O'Boyle and his colleague who's name temporarily escapes me. They can be contacted easily and will come out to investigate any disturbance or crime - they are also very approachable if seen in the street. They cover a large area so they are mostly out and about in their car but they do stop and they do get to know people.
If the Community Wardens and PCSOs are brought in this presence on the streets would increase immensely and would be more consistent and frequent.
As for the war - don't forget that the Conservative MPs voted for it as well. Everyone blames it on Tony Blair and Labour but the only ones that actually opposed it were the Lib Dems. And the Conservatives took us into a few dubious conflicts as well.