10,000 Police Cost How Much.

[webbo3]

Cringeworthy Diane Abbott hasn't a clue.

Car crash TV.



http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4465138/Diane-Abbott-flounders-interview-police-policy.html

http://news.sky.com/story/labour-promises-10000-more-bobbies-on-the-beat-10859910



Dave.

[sp1814]

Oh Diane...at the very least, you should've had a smartphone with a calaculator app ready to go.

100,000 sharing £80million means that each copper will be on £8,000 per year.

And that's just salary - not taking into account training, NI contributions, uniform, HR support etc.

Diane Abbott is the Natalie Bennett of 2017 (yes - remember her!)

[-Talbot-]

100,000 sharing £80million means that each copper will be on £8,000 per year.


Are you sure, sp?

[sp1814]

Thank God I'm not the Home Secretary.

10 years of doing calculations on my iPhone has left me with a complete inability to do sums in my head.

Jeremy - I'm here! Hire me!

[sp1814]

Hang on - I've just re-read my post. Seriously - that was a typo. Abbott said £800million. I typed £80million.

Thank God - it's not my maths, but my typing skills that are questionable.

[-Talbot-]

O'dear f this thread wasn't about a Labour politician mikey would pop along and say 'stop digging'

[vulcan42]

At least Rachel Riley knows her job is safe.

[-Talbot-]

snap

[mikey4444]

I am the last person that is going to come on here to support Abbot...she clearly made a fool of herself today.

But look at the situation and look at what else she said....she said that there are 20,000 less Police now than in 2010. And she appears to be broadly correct.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-39779288

Perhaps the Tories should be telling us why they have got rid of so many Police Officers in the last 7 years ?

[tamborine]

Diane wants to join Shami as dame, she aint interested in menial politics.

[hereIam]

Silly, silly, silly woman !

[sp1814]

divebuddy

No - that's what I meant.

Abbott said that 100,000 coppers would cost £800million, which is nonsense. I made a typo - I was quoting her but left a zero off.

By the way - excellent point scoring.

I admire you.

[-Talbot-]

Have another listen, sp

[Kromovaracun]

Abbott completely humiliated herself. Seriously embarrassing. Plus the sociopathic lying afterwards - "oh, how come I was able to do six other interviews?" as if it makes a jot of difference.

And yes, I say that as someone who if given a choice would still - even having heard this interview multiple times, as NJ suggested - choose the incompetent buffoon Abbott over the authoritarian Amber Rudd or her crooked boss. Would that I had better options in the coming election...

[sp1814]

I've just listened to it...has anyone noticed how close it is to that episode of BBC's The Thick Of It?

D divebuddy - I think you're missing the point here. I'm not defending Abbott, I'm on the same side as you. You're wasting your energy here.

[sp1814]

divebuddy

Grow up. You sound like a teenager right now.

Be a man.