:00:10. > :00:12.Welcome to Midlands Today. The headlines tonight: The Chief
:00:12. > :00:15.Constable of West Midlands Police attacks the Government for
:00:15. > :00:19.criticising tactics in last week's riots.
:00:19. > :00:23.The solutions to the events earlier in the week actually sit with in
:00:23. > :00:26.our local area. Thousands of letters of condolence
:00:26. > :00:31.are sent to the grieving families of three men killed during the
:00:31. > :00:36.riots. Overwhelmed by the support nationally and internationally. I
:00:36. > :00:44.cannot thank people enough. NHS U-turn, after saying they would
:00:44. > :00:54.not pay for this man's obesity operation, bosses agreed to surgery.
:00:54. > :01:03.
:01:03. > :01:05.And how a brother and sister saved Good evening. Tonight, the Chief
:01:05. > :01:09.Constable of the West Midlands steps into the political row over
:01:09. > :01:13.the policing of the riots. Chris Sims said he had been overwhelmed
:01:13. > :01:17.by public support for his officers, which he contrasted with the
:01:17. > :01:22.criticism coming from Westminster. He also attacked what he called the
:01:22. > :01:26.empty slogans of some politicians. His comments come as the Government
:01:26. > :01:30.reiterated its commitment to cutting police numbers despite the
:01:30. > :01:34.rioting. The first night of looting in
:01:34. > :01:39.Birmingham and riot police appear ready to tackle the troublemakers
:01:39. > :01:43.at this electrical shop. The only they do not. It was scenes like
:01:43. > :01:50.that on this very street with looting under way and riot police
:01:50. > :01:58.seemingly holding back that it sparked political debate. Was the
:01:58. > :02:03.robust action on the second night police as a politician led?
:02:03. > :02:08.Politicians flew back and reflected the public's mood and anger. That
:02:08. > :02:14.has incensed the Chief Constable. Very quickly into this event we
:02:14. > :02:19.needed to adjust from what I characterised as a public order
:02:19. > :02:24.response into something that was appropriate for offending that was
:02:24. > :02:34.far more fragmented and the disperse. In a statement he went
:02:34. > :02:41.
:02:41. > :02:45.One Midlands MP has come to Chris Sims' defence and says the Prime
:02:45. > :02:48.Minister is on dangerous territory. I think it is a misjudgment because
:02:48. > :02:54.he is picking a fight with the police before we have got to the
:02:54. > :02:58.bottom of the issue. Also, I think it is deeply unfair, you cannot
:02:58. > :03:03.behave as an armchair constable. He needs to show some leadership as a
:03:03. > :03:07.prime minister. At the electrical shop where �25,000 worth of stock
:03:07. > :03:10.was looted, more sympathy for the police. The general feeling on
:03:10. > :03:14.Monday was there was going to be trouble in the city centre. Again,
:03:14. > :03:22.it was the scale of it, I do not think anyone could have foreseen
:03:22. > :03:26.how much trouble there was going to Still the issue, a week on, is how
:03:26. > :03:31.the tax payers in the police handled the riots. A good job,
:03:31. > :03:35.considering what was going on. Personally, not brilliantly.
:03:35. > :03:40.think they did really well. Judging by what was happening in the rest
:03:40. > :03:43.of the country I would have thought they would have been up on the ball.
:03:43. > :03:47.The West Midlands force still stands to lose over 1000 to
:03:48. > :03:52.officers through cuts. Nationally the Police Federation has urged
:03:52. > :03:56.politicians to rethink the cuts saying that they could be a
:03:56. > :04:01.potential catastrophe if riots erupt again.
:04:01. > :04:06.Our political editor joins us now from outside West Midlands Police
:04:06. > :04:10.headquarters. The Government say that the police were slow off the
:04:10. > :04:13.mark, the police say they were as robust as they possibly could have
:04:13. > :04:18.been. The argument is escalating all the time.
:04:18. > :04:22.It does seem to be getting sharper with every passing day. One of the
:04:22. > :04:26.things that the Chief Constable has also said is that he answers above
:04:27. > :04:34.all to the people of the West Midlands. He has said that so far
:04:35. > :04:37.as the robustness of the police response is concerned, the 500 plus
:04:37. > :04:41.arrests that his force has made speak volumes more than anything
:04:41. > :04:45.else. On the other side of this argument, from the Prime Minister,
:04:45. > :04:50.David Cameron today has said that we do need to see a bigger response
:04:50. > :04:55.on the streets, more officers on the beat, the ability to regroup
:04:55. > :05:00.and as he put it, to crack down on the first sign of trouble. But when
:05:00. > :05:05.I remind you that of all the police officers in the West Midlands, 20%
:05:05. > :05:09.of riot trained, a new factory in things like leave, rotas, in-
:05:09. > :05:13.service training, you can see why it would take three days or so to
:05:13. > :05:17.scale up their presence and their response on the streets.
:05:17. > :05:22.We have got the cuts, we know that Labour won the Government to
:05:23. > :05:26.reverse the proposed cuts in police numbers. We are talking 1,200
:05:26. > :05:31.officers in the West Midlands force. Is there any sign that Westminster
:05:31. > :05:33.are going to think again about this? On the contrary. When you
:05:33. > :05:39.talk to ministers they are absolutely adamant that they are
:05:39. > :05:44.not going to reopen this debate. David Cameron himself has said that
:05:44. > :05:47.even if there were a repeat of the events of last week after the
:05:47. > :05:51.economies have been brought through, they would still be able to surge
:05:51. > :05:56.it onto the streets in the sorts of numbers we saw in the West Midlands
:05:56. > :05:59.last Wednesday evening. One former Midlands Chief Constable, now an
:05:59. > :06:05.academic at Cardiff University, says local forces in regions like
:06:05. > :06:10.ours are bound to bear the brunt of these police cuts. An awful lot is
:06:10. > :06:13.going to come out of local policing. It does not mean that police cannot
:06:13. > :06:18.respond to be incidents like we have seen over the last fortnight,
:06:18. > :06:21.it means that local day-in day-out policing will be less than it is
:06:21. > :06:26.now. We will see some withdrawal from the current neighbourhood
:06:26. > :06:28.policing that we now have. Birmingham City Council have been
:06:28. > :06:33.meeting in an emergency session this evening, have you picked up
:06:33. > :06:41.anything that has come out of the meeting so far? We know that Chris
:06:41. > :06:46.Sims is attending it. He has said there will be a debate about its --
:06:46. > :06:53.about this. We have heard a lot about tragic victims of this, he
:06:53. > :06:58.says they're attracted -- tragic offenders as well. �40,000 for the
:06:58. > :07:01.clean-up so far. We want to know what you think
:07:01. > :07:05.about the police and politicians. What is your view of the
:07:05. > :07:13.Government's decision to press ahead with planned cuts to the
:07:13. > :07:18.police service? E-mail us at all call last. We will pick up your
:07:18. > :07:22.comments and read them out later in the programme.
:07:22. > :07:25.Thousands of letters of support and messages of condolence, including a
:07:25. > :07:32.call from Prince Charles, have been received by the families of the
:07:32. > :07:41.three men killed in last week's riots. Three men have been charged
:07:41. > :07:46.with murdering the men. We are here to pay our respects and
:07:46. > :07:50.pray. A grieving father finding comfort
:07:50. > :07:55.in the kind Mr of strangers. Tariq Jahan invited me into his family
:07:55. > :08:00.home to show me some of the piles of letters he has received from
:08:00. > :08:04.around the world offering sympathy for the death of his son Haroon.
:08:04. > :08:08.have had thousands, I have read three or four but we have not got
:08:08. > :08:12.through to the letters yet. We are still in mourning and preparing for
:08:12. > :08:16.the funeral. But I am overwhelmed by the support nationally and
:08:16. > :08:22.internationally. I cannot thank the people enough for the kind words
:08:22. > :08:25.they have written. 21-year-old Haroon Jahan and
:08:25. > :08:29.brothers Shazad Ali and Abdul Musavir were all hit by a park last
:08:29. > :08:33.Wednesday as they guarded a row of shops. The memorial of flowers at
:08:33. > :08:40.the scene continues to grow and the shock of what happened is still
:08:40. > :08:47.palpable. Zahur Majid met his friend Shazad hours before he died.
:08:47. > :08:52.When I met him he gave me a hug. I do not know if he had a feeling...
:08:53. > :08:58.It is really upsetting. This book of condolences packed
:08:58. > :09:02.with messages of sympathy from family, friends and passers-by. The
:09:02. > :09:10.latest one says, we will pray that she will never be forgotten.
:09:10. > :09:13.Hundreds more joined a police rally in the City yesterday. To see the
:09:13. > :09:18.community together gives me strength in my heart.
:09:18. > :09:28.Two men and a teenager have been charged with murdering the three
:09:28. > :09:30.
:09:30. > :09:37.friends. Adam King appeared at Birmingham Crown Court. All three
:09:37. > :09:41.were remanded in custody. I am grateful to the community for same
:09:41. > :09:45.calm and not escalating the situation any further. Thank you
:09:45. > :09:53.for your support to and let us hope that nothing like this happens
:09:53. > :09:58.again. Tariq Jahan has been praised for his calls for peace in the wake
:09:58. > :10:01.of his son's death. He hopes that will continue.
:10:01. > :10:04.Earlier today a 7th man was arrested in connection with the
:10:04. > :10:07.death. A further three men have been bailed pending further
:10:07. > :10:11.inquiries. The number of people arrested by
:10:11. > :10:19.West Midlands Police after last week's riots continues to rise. So
:10:19. > :10:29.far a total of 522 people have been upheld as information continues to
:10:29. > :10:29.
:10:29. > :10:34.form -- poor run. 109 people have been charged so far.
:10:34. > :10:38.How has the police investigation gone there? They told me a few
:10:38. > :10:42.hours ago that it is going very well. They are arresting people at
:10:42. > :10:47.the rate of around 10 a day. They expect that to continue. Today a
:10:47. > :10:56.man handed himself in because police published a CCTV image of
:10:56. > :11:04.him. Pictures like those on that day she found behind me. -- on that
:11:04. > :11:11.found behind me. These people are suspected of all sorts of crimes.
:11:11. > :11:15.Earlier I spoke to the Chief Superintendent from Westminster
:11:15. > :11:20.police and he said they need the public's help. We're talking about
:11:20. > :11:26.very serious offences. People whose behaviour was totally unacceptable.
:11:26. > :11:30.I would say to people, have a look at those images, if you recognise
:11:30. > :11:32.somebody, these people are people's are sons, daughters, neighbours,
:11:32. > :11:37.they have been to school with people, they have worked with
:11:37. > :11:41.people, if you can identify them up please contact us and provide us
:11:41. > :11:46.with that information. Lots of people have done just that. In
:11:46. > :11:50.other news, Birmingham seems to be returning to normal. What about in
:11:50. > :11:55.Wolverhampton? It certainly feels like it's going back to normal here
:11:55. > :11:59.as well. Let us talk to somebody who knows. Louise Johnson has
:11:59. > :12:06.become a hero in Wolverhampton after she stopped looters breaking
:12:06. > :12:11.into her shop. How does it feel for you? It is back to normal.
:12:11. > :12:15.Wolverhampton people will not let the writers win. These pictures
:12:15. > :12:19.behind you, if somebody at home recognises somebody of in those
:12:19. > :12:23.pictures, what would you say to them? It is going to be very
:12:23. > :12:28.difficult to do if it is family, but I would shock them, they need
:12:28. > :12:32.to be taught a lesson. It was not rioting because of the Government,
:12:32. > :12:41.it was just stealing trainers, mobile phones, it was destruction.
:12:41. > :12:44.How are you feeling yourself? I am glad to hear that. Police will
:12:44. > :12:53.continue their work and expect to arrest many more people in the
:12:53. > :13:03.coming days. An incredible lady. There is much
:13:03. > :13:05.
:13:05. > :13:09.more on this with regular update on A man he was planning to take his
:13:09. > :13:13.case Bobby's at the surgery to the European Court of Human Rights has
:13:13. > :13:18.been told he can have a bypass. Tom Condliff had made a third request
:13:18. > :13:25.of surgery and this time the NHS in North Staffordshire has decided
:13:25. > :13:30.that his case is exceptional. This has been Tom Condliff's live,
:13:30. > :13:35.staring out of the window. The 62- year-old ex-policeman is a diabetic
:13:35. > :13:40.but highly resistant to insulin. Time was running out but the
:13:40. > :13:47.gastric bypass operation could change his future. Quality of life
:13:47. > :13:50.is far or more important than quantity of life. I was looking at
:13:50. > :13:55.a very short life expectancy and hopefully this will give me a few
:13:55. > :13:58.more years with my wife -- with my wife and I am really looking
:13:58. > :14:03.forward to that. Although guidelines suggest that Mr Condliff
:14:03. > :14:08.should have qualified for surgery NHS North Staffordshire set a
:14:08. > :14:13.higher Bath. He had to prove his case was exceptional. They said
:14:13. > :14:17.they had received a request of funding from Mr Condliff on 10th
:14:17. > :14:20.August. They decided that his case differed significantly from the
:14:20. > :14:24.rest of the population and he would receive more benefit from having
:14:24. > :14:29.the operation and other people would. They are representing Tom
:14:29. > :14:32.Condliff said today that the PCT are now classed him as exceptional
:14:32. > :14:36.because he has been so resistant and extreme needle phobia however
:14:36. > :14:42.he has suffered with these four years and the PCT has known about
:14:42. > :14:50.these since March 2010. It was turned down then so I have no idea
:14:50. > :15:00.why it has been granted this time. He takes 28 drugs for 13 illnesses.
:15:00. > :15:01.
:15:01. > :15:05.It is incredible news for us. Tears of happiness and of hopes for the
:15:05. > :15:08.future. The earlier refusal to allow him Cedric had gone to the
:15:08. > :15:16.High Court and the Court of Appeal where his lawyers are argued that
:15:16. > :15:20.his right to a family life had been breached. He lost. His lawyer still
:15:20. > :15:25.intends to take it to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg
:15:25. > :15:27.to try to change the law. We wish him all the best with the
:15:27. > :15:31.operation. A number of roads were closed in
:15:31. > :15:36.Walsall this afternoon after a fire in a derelict tannery building.
:15:36. > :15:40.Fire crews were called to look Lower Forster Road. A number of
:15:40. > :15:44.buildings were evacuated as well as the arboretum. Local residents were
:15:44. > :15:47.advised to close their windows and doors.
:15:48. > :15:51.A former doctor from Worcestershire at whose daughter was killed in the
:15:51. > :15:55.Lockerbie bombing says he is stepping down from from mine
:15:55. > :15:59.campaigning for UK Families Flight 103. Dr Jim Swire says the
:15:59. > :16:02.emergence of the group Justice For Megrahi for a campaign on behalf of
:16:02. > :16:07.the man convicted of the attack meant he felt it was the right time
:16:07. > :16:10.to hand over the work to younger people.
:16:10. > :16:14.Businesses in a Shropshire town so they suffered a big drop in trade
:16:14. > :16:20.after rival demonstrations were held there at the weekend. Around
:16:20. > :16:24.350 members of the English Defence League gathered in Wellington. A
:16:24. > :16:29.counter demonstration attracted a further 250 people. 42 arrests were
:16:29. > :16:34.made and 10 people have been charged.
:16:34. > :16:40.The success story, down on the farm. Saved from developers and now it is
:16:40. > :16:50.driving. And critic be warming up? All the
:16:50. > :16:51.
:16:51. > :16:55.details coming at -- and could it Football now. Midlands sides can be
:16:55. > :16:59.pleased with the start to the Premier League season.
:16:59. > :17:04.Just the one defeat. Not too many complaints. Before a ball is kicked,
:17:04. > :17:11.there is always a sense of optimism. For fans of our Premier League
:17:11. > :17:18.sides, the opening day did not sweep that sense of hope away.
:17:18. > :17:20.The new season is a time for fresh starts. New titles on Match of the
:17:20. > :17:25.Day and new faces on the team-sheet. After last season's close shave
:17:25. > :17:30.with relegation, a feeling that Wolves can do much better this time
:17:30. > :17:35.around. Goals from Steven Fletcher and Steven Ward gave them a flying
:17:35. > :17:39.start. Not only the first time they have ever beaten Blackburn but the
:17:39. > :17:42.first time they have ever come up from behind to win away from home
:17:42. > :17:49.in the Premier League. The centre- back, what a signing that is going
:17:49. > :17:58.to be. West Bromwich Albion did not do so well. They were unlucky in
:17:58. > :18:03.the process. New signing Shane Long Mike -- marked his debut. Overall,
:18:03. > :18:07.there is plenty of cause optimism. There were lots of familiar sights
:18:07. > :18:10.at Stoke City. The noisy home crowd continued to be their 12th man. The
:18:10. > :18:16.players made life very uncomfortable for one of the big
:18:16. > :18:19.four. Chelsea had their chances but Stoke were well worth a bet draw.
:18:19. > :18:23.Welcome to the Premier League. They said before the game that it would
:18:23. > :18:28.be one of his side's toughest away games and it turned out to be back.
:18:28. > :18:32.Encouraging for Stoke, to hold a team that is tipped to win the
:18:32. > :18:35.Premier League this time. I think all of the supporters and at Stoke
:18:35. > :18:40.players and management team will be well satisfied with the result.
:18:40. > :18:45.biggest change came at Aston Villa. Alex McLeish's appointment brought
:18:45. > :18:50.beat fans onto the streets but the spectators at Fulham gave him their
:18:50. > :18:56.full backing. A goalless draw may not be spectacular but Villa could
:18:56. > :18:59.not stop the home team scoring on any of their away trips last season.
:18:59. > :19:05.Birmingham City pay out on top as our two championship sides met at
:19:05. > :19:10.St Andrews. Lukas Jutkiewicz had the best chance in the first half.
:19:10. > :19:14.But it was Birmingham who managed to find a winner. Keith Fahey
:19:14. > :19:18.scored after good work from Adam Rooney. Coventry have lost all
:19:18. > :19:23.three games so far this season. All of the goals from the Football
:19:23. > :19:26.League from the weekend are on the BBC sport website.
:19:26. > :19:30.Warwickshire County Cricket Club hope that the success of England at
:19:30. > :19:34.Edgbaston will lead to more famous days at the newly revamped ground.
:19:34. > :19:38.On Saturday, England's and victory over England means they won the
:19:38. > :19:45.series and became the number one team in the world. Next time --
:19:46. > :19:49.next month the they will learn whether the ground has gained other
:19:49. > :19:56.glamourous fixtures. This is the moment many came to see.
:19:56. > :20:00.That is it, end of the game! England's innings and 242 run
:20:00. > :20:04.victory after India means that they are now the world's best Test team.
:20:04. > :20:10.It also proved a triumph for Edgbaston result. This was the
:20:10. > :20:14.first since its million-pound upgrade. 96,000 people came over
:20:14. > :20:18.the four days. For the staff, it was the culmination of months of
:20:18. > :20:23.hard work. It is showing that it is not going to be once every four
:20:23. > :20:26.years if Australia come to visit Edgbaston. We want to see crowds
:20:26. > :20:30.like that year in year out supporting England and not make it
:20:30. > :20:34.dependent on what team England are playing. The feedback from people
:20:34. > :20:38.in terms of the excitement and the fun they had, that means they will
:20:38. > :20:44.hopefully be back again next year. The benefits can be felt elsewhere.
:20:44. > :20:47.At Astwood Bank Cricket Club, England's new status as world No. 1
:20:47. > :20:51.is an inspiration to their youngsters. They want to win every
:20:51. > :21:00.match so they can be the best team in the world. It is like you are in
:21:00. > :21:03.that country and they are number one... It is for you, kind of.
:21:03. > :21:08.encourages the kids to come out and play cricket and hopefully we will
:21:08. > :21:11.get some new starts a target. month, Warwickshire will learn
:21:11. > :21:16.whether they have to impress the England and Wales Cricket Board
:21:16. > :21:22.enough to host future high-profile games. They have bid to host two
:21:22. > :21:25.Ashes games against Australia and with Ashley Giles's Warwickshire
:21:25. > :21:35.side also in contention with the championship, the rebirth of
:21:35. > :21:38.
:21:38. > :21:44.Edgbaston is making the headlines. A job well done. It was so
:21:44. > :21:47.successful. A massive turnout. 96,000 people. Not cheap to get in
:21:48. > :21:52.either. People feel they are getting value for money. This time
:21:52. > :22:00.last year, it was a building site. It looks like it was worth doing
:22:00. > :22:04.and hopefully plenty more great days to come.
:22:04. > :22:07.It is five years since a brother and sister from Shropshire saved
:22:07. > :22:10.their family farm from being sold off to developers. Ben and
:22:10. > :22:15.Charlotte Hollins raced almost a million pounds in nine months by
:22:15. > :22:19.selling shares in their business -- raised almost.
:22:19. > :22:23.The farmer is now a thriving thanks to the backing of the local
:22:23. > :22:28.community and their pilots hard work.
:22:28. > :22:33.It was a little help from a lot of people that helped save at Fordhall
:22:33. > :22:38.Farm in Market Drayton from closure. Over 8000 people bought into their
:22:38. > :22:42.idea of supporting a community farm. The farm being community and has
:22:42. > :22:48.been vital. If nothing else, we would not have saved the farm...
:22:48. > :22:53.The pig is knocking the over! 2006, after inheriting the organic
:22:53. > :22:58.farm from their late father, they sold enough shares to achieve their
:22:58. > :23:05.�800,000 gold. Five years on, the business is going from strength to
:23:05. > :23:09.strength. They have gone from having just 20 animals to over 400
:23:09. > :23:15.and all the meat is sold in their new butchery and shops. It looks
:23:15. > :23:19.busy? It is all part of a major renovation thanks to a number of
:23:19. > :23:24.grants and fund-raising from shareholders. They have also built
:23:24. > :23:29.a new cafe and employed people and it seems they have hit on the right
:23:29. > :23:33.ingredient with customers. The post offices are going, pubs are closing
:23:33. > :23:37.and where else is there for people to come and meet? It is rebuilding
:23:37. > :23:42.an economy. They have taken an awful lot of business into the area,
:23:42. > :23:45.they are known nationally and I dare say beyond. It is part of our
:23:45. > :23:52.future that these buys managed to keep their businesses going and
:23:52. > :23:57.build on it. Last year, they also received a �60,000 grant from the
:23:57. > :24:01.Big Lottery Fund to start a community garden. The scheme is
:24:01. > :24:06.invaluable to the rural community and these projects often create
:24:06. > :24:09.jobs and skills and may make people happy about their local area. They
:24:09. > :24:12.want to get involved and make it work for the future. Ben and
:24:12. > :24:17.Charlotte Hollins are now giving advice to other Community farms.
:24:17. > :24:27.They say that funding for rural projects is key to villages
:24:27. > :24:29.
:24:29. > :24:34.Great stuff. How lovely to see that working. I remember eating that --
:24:34. > :24:44.are meeting their father many years ago and he was an inspirational man.
:24:44. > :24:48.
:24:48. > :24:53.He would be so proud of them. This week is not bad on balance.
:24:53. > :24:56.There are a number of fronts. A warm front is slithering in on
:24:56. > :25:00.Wednesday and Thursday but it depends on how far north it comes
:25:00. > :25:06.whether it will affect us. At the moment it looks like it will not.
:25:06. > :25:10.There is a question mark over that. The headline poll this week is that
:25:10. > :25:14.it is mostly dry after tonight and it is warming up at by the weekend.
:25:14. > :25:19.Temperatures could be into the mid- twenties by then with increased
:25:19. > :25:24.timidity. Tonight, there will be rain coming in from the West,
:25:24. > :25:29.breaking up as it goes but there could be some heavy burst. It will
:25:30. > :25:35.move to the north later tonight. Somehow breaks still affecting the
:25:35. > :25:39.region in the early hours. A lot of cloud and with the south-westerly
:25:39. > :25:44.breeze, but will hold the temperature up. It will be warmer
:25:44. > :25:49.than last night. As the rain comes in, the winds will increase.
:25:49. > :25:54.Tomorrow will be breezy at but it will be also cloudier, especially
:25:54. > :26:00.in the morning. A brighter spells in the afternoon and some outbreaks
:26:00. > :26:06.of rain again here and there. It is going to be a drier day ban tonight.
:26:06. > :26:13.Temperatures up to 20 degrees. As warm as today in spite of the cloud.
:26:13. > :26:18.Wednesday, it is looking dry and fairly sunny. Lighter winds.
:26:18. > :26:23.Thursday looks a little bit cloudier. Friday next Sunday.
:26:23. > :26:26.They look now at the headlines. David Cameron says there has been a
:26:26. > :26:31.slow-motion moral collapse but there is a political row about how
:26:31. > :26:35.to fix the so-called broken society. The Chief Constable of West
:26:35. > :26:39.Midlands police attacks politicians for criticising tactics during last
:26:39. > :26:45.week's riots. On that subject, some of your
:26:45. > :26:48.comments on our Facebook age and emails.
:26:48. > :26:55."the government are wrong, they are being told so by a senior police
:26:55. > :26:58.officers, trade unions and police authorities, yet the cuts go ahead".
:26:58. > :27:08."the police do not need more officers, they need to prioritise
:27:08. > :27:13.their work close quite so." by all means get rid of backroom wastage
:27:13. > :27:19."." cuts in police numbers when they are struggling to control
:27:19. > :27:24.riots is ridiculous "." video of the police tactics, I would say
:27:24. > :27:32.that cardboard cut-outs might be more effect shaul! That would save