Police: Rushed changes disguise cuts as reform

#stuc13 Congress backed a UNISON motion condemning plans to sack some 3,000 non-uniformed staff in the move to a single police force and fire service, to meet a political target on police officer numbers, rather than to reflect the balance of staffing needs for modern effective policing - George McIrvine. Full story at http://www.unison-scotland.org.uk/stuc2013/7.html