HOWEVER much the British Government tries to spin things, cuts to essential services such as the police force are objectively insane.
The true measure of a country’s success is how well it treats its vulnerable people (Nazi Germany remember was an economic success), and no country has a better record than Singapore, which recently celebrated its 50th anniversary.
I am currently holidaying there and my jaw nearly hit the floor when I saw the attention the Singaporean police give to one stolen bike. The British police force are essential on so many levels, but particularly in the care and protection of the vulnerable.
If it is brought to its knees, it will be another day of shame for a government which should already be dying of shame.
DANIEL EMLYN-JONES
Divinity Road, Oxford
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