Nigel Tompsett
Police Sergeant
"Standing up for what is right!"






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How independent really is Tom Winsor??

Read here the Freedom of Information Request reply that I have received from the Home Office which shows just how much money Tom Winsor and his team have received for producing the 'independent' review on Police Pay & Conditions...

...and the irony of it is that Winsor's second report was due to be published in June 2011 - however, as this letter to Paul McKeever shows, Winsor has asked for an extension to 31 January 2012, with Sir Edward Crew to continue as his right-hand man!! 

Part 2 was finally published on 15th March 2012 - nine months late!!!
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​​How would we be treated at work if we submitted our reports nine months late.....???

Especially if we were being paid £300 per day to complete it.....???​​




Well, here it is - what we've all been fighting against all year! The Home Secretary finally announced her proposals to increase our pension contributions - although she states it's up for negotiation!
 
I think we all know what that means, having seen the debacle of the latest round of negotiations through the Police Negotiating Board where, despite the valiant efforts of the Police Federation and the rest of the Staff Side, the Official Side was completely unbending, as puppets of the Home Secretary, giving absolutely nothing!




As can be seen from the data contained within her proposals, for Constables at the top of the pay scale and for most Sergeants, the annual increase to pension contributions amounts to approximately £1200, which of course equates to £100 per month!

These proposals have understandably caused an outpouring of wrath as well as real fear for the future for many Officers, who will find their disposable income drastically reduced.

If this was the only effect of the Government's drive to reduce policing costs, then Police Officers could be excused for feeling jaded....however, we have the full effects of the dastardly Winsor report being thrust upon us also, with the spectre of no pay rise for two years, inflation running towards 5%, the loss of CRTP and SPP and we are all dreading the coming winter with fuel prices being forced up so much. 

How much more can we take as a Service? 
How much more can we take as individuals, with families to care for? 
How much more will the Home Secretary expect us to suffer? 
What will Winsor 2 hold for us?

These and many more questions are on many Officers' minds as they face a bleak future.

             It has to be said......our future is filled with dread!


Horrific video on YouTube (not shown immediately by the media) of some of the awful scenes during the London Riots - watching this will make you feel sick and help you realise just what the emergency services as well as businesses had to go through at the hands of the rioters...


Now watch this video - Police Cuts Cross the Line - straight after watching the one above, and see how you feel about the swingeing 20% cuts the Government are forcing on the British Police Service...




                       Friday 11th November 2011, I launched an                                  e-petition on the Government's website ~ access it here ~


The idea is that if we reach 100,000 signatures, then it will 
​be considered for a Parliamentary debate!!

(the petition ends after a year on 11th Nov 2012)
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Need to know the Case for Protecting Police Pensions?

Read my latest blog - Care for Us so We Can Care for You!​​​​

Now also featured on the world-famous Inspector Gadget's Blog!










 



 






​Could You ?

​​Watch this fantastic video on British Police ~ Pay, Conditions, Pension....and please pass it around for all to view. 




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​​Stick it on Facebook, Twitter, Blogs, Websites....everywhere!! Tell others about it too. 

It simply says it all ~ so eloquently​​

Are you attending the Police Federation Protest Rally in central London on Thursday 10th May?

This is a must if at all possible, as we need a huge, massive and overwhelming show of support and solidarity to let our corrupt paymasters know that we really are not to be walked all over​​​​.

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Interested to see exactly what Tom Winsor says about 
​Police Pensions in Part 2 of his Report??

Read it here (in pdf)​​

It really ought to come with a Public Health Warning, 
​as it will certainly do you no good to read it, 
​and might even make you feel physically sick.​​

But it's no use being sick for too long, as you'll only be made redundant......

Read Police Federation letter to Theresa May​​ 
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​​​and Ian Rennie's excellent speech recently on Police Pay & Conditions!!
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The full 779 page report with its 121 Recommendations is here if you feel so inclined.....!!​​​​


Interesting Stuff ~ read the Tory manifesto of 2005 when Michael Howard was in charge.

They promised 5000 extra Police Officers each year!

Paperwork & Political Correctness to be cut drastically!

Tougher sentence for career criminals!

Prisoners to serve their full sentences!​​​​​​​​

Where did it all go so terribly wrong?? David Cameron, perhaps.....??​​