w/c 18 July 2011

Will politicians now dare cross the blue line?
The Times Online, 19/07/2011, p.1, Unattributed

It used to be Dixon of Dock Green who epitomised the British copper...
Police fury as 34,000 jobs are set to be axed over four years

The Independent, 22/07/2011, p.5, Matt Blake
One in eight police jobs will be cut as a result of the government spending cuts…

The thinning blue line
The Daily Telegraph, 22/07/2011, p.25, Unattributed

On the face of it the cuts in police numbers revealed yesterday by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary…
Police job losses dismissed as 'irresponsible'
i (The paper for today), 22/07/2011, p.7, Matt Blake

One in eight police jobs will be cut as a result of the government spending cuts…
Thinner Blue Line Thousands of officers to go as police budget cuts hit

Public Finance Magazine (Web), 21/07/2011, Unattributed
More than 16,000 police officer jobs are being cut by forces across England and Wales to meet reductions in their budgets from government…
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Report shows 34,000 police jobs will be lost
Wirral Globe (Web), 21/07/2011, Unattributed
A New report shows more than 34,000 police jobs will be lost in England and Wales as part of Government cuts…
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Thinner Blue Line
The Daily Mirror, 22/07/2011, p.9, Tom Mctague; Tom Pettifor
A rise in crime was seen as almost ‘inevitable’ yesterday…

UK News: Crime warning as police face cuts

Hinckley Times (Web), 21/07/2011, Unattributed
Crime rates could jump as one in 10 police officers is axed under Government spending cuts, an official inquiry has warned…
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