The Police Federation, which represents 138,000 officers, president Paul McKeever has revealed the first details of a rolling programme of protests, including a "major event" in July. The events would culminate in officers targeting the Conservative and Liberal Democrat party conferences this autumn if the plans have not been dropped or drastically changed. The federation says that spending cuts totalling 20% over four years will lead to the loss of 20,000 jobs. These concerns, and those on pay and working conditions, will be aired in parliament during a meeting hosted by the Labour MP Keith Vaz, chair of the home affairs select committee.
If these protests do go ahead, I wonder who will kettle, goad, mounted charge, indiscriminately bash with batons and unlawfully kill the cops then?