The SNP are the problem, not the solution
SCOTLAND’S police service has been hammered by ‘hidden’ SNP cuts that have pushed it to the brink, rank-and-file officers say.
SCOTLAND’S police force is so starved of cash that it is struggling to keep buildings, vehicles and equipment in operation, MSPs have been told.
The “decrepit” buildings in which Scotland’s police work have been condemned by officers’ representatives as they published pictures of the country’s crumbling stations.
The number of violent crimes recorded by Police Scotland has increased by more than 10 per cent in a year, figures show.
Statistics produced by the national force show the number of murders, attempted murders and serious assaults all rose in the year to 31 March.
The number of sexual crimes in some parts of Glasgow have more than doubled in the past five years. New figures released by Police Scotland show council ward areas across the city have experienced significant rises in the number of such offences.
A police whistleblower who was told to burn documents at a undercover unit flagged up concerns to an SNP Cabinet Secretary three years before she won her case
Police officers face the choice of a pay cut or a dangerous journey to work on public transport under proposals to tax parking spaces, according to the body that represents rank and file officers.
The SNP need to take responsibility for hundreds of serious errors in Police Scotland control rooms over the last few years.
Ministers are “sleepwalking to another blunder” after more than 120 police call handlers had pay cuts of up to £6,371, according to the Scottish Liberal Demorcrats.
Police Scotland cars are breaking down at the rate of almost one a day whilst on patrol, new figures reveal. Last year 349 police cars experienced technical difficulties while patrolling Scotland’s streets – an increase of 100 on the previous year.
Even today, a major gripe the Nats keep throwing up is VAT for Police Scotland. They STILL claim it was Westminster that imposed it, and that no other forces have to pay it. This article explains the truth behind the story. The British Transport Police, the Ministry of Defence Police Force and the Civil Nuclear […]
