Today we hear that the government has come up with a brilliant new scheme: charge drivers for driving on the roads. Not, clearly, the same as charging people to own a car and thereby defraying the cost of maintaining the … Continue reading
Following on from Michael Cronogue’s excellent blog yesterday about contracting out police services, it occurred to me that the repercussions of the closure of the Forensic Science Service (FSS) haven’t been as widely examined as they should have been. The government … Continue reading
The debate on more private sector involvement in policing came to a head today when West Midlands and Surrey forces hosted a bidders conference to bid for their slice of a potential £1.5bn contract to manage services currently undertaken by … Continue reading
By Karma Pad We all file our tax returns though perhaps we don’t look forward to doing it. I do it religiously but begrudgingly. Why is that? I pay my bills without any reservations. I don’t mind paying for what … Continue reading