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Since 2019 there have been just over 15000 new recruits in the police force. Each year they receive pay rises and move up a level on the salary scale. At best, if we take all recruits since 2019, one in ten, of those on the salary figure you quoted, would be circa 1500. Salaries of the remaining, at least 4500, unknown. As I said.

I can't. I've never made such a comment.

No. It says: "A survey of over 6,000 serving officers revealed that one in five officers is forced to skip meals to cope with financial strains, with nearly 10 percent resorting to food banks in the past year alone."

You don't know me so can't possibly justify that comment. Same goes for the comment about "most" police

Indeed. However, please link to the salaries of those surveyed and those that admitted to using food bank.

If you can confirm the salaries of all 6000 police officers surveyed, we can then discuss your accusation.

Your losing your touch. Maybe time for some fresh troll blood on here.

Starting salaries were mentioned. The rank, length of service and salary levels of the 6000 surveyed were not.

Interesting. So, you sympathise with police officers, salary unspecified, who use food banks but those on a higher salary have a sense of entitlement. I wonder what side of the divide a police officer on a 100k salary, that uses food banks, lays.

No. It's all related to salary and expenditure. I know a few police who are parents. Not sure if they were surveyed.

Neither do I have experience of makebelief. Actually I did watch Alice in Wonderland when I was a kid.

Exactly. Glad to see you've changed your stance. Reading what he actually said us more accurate than reading what you said. Thanks for proving yourself wrong.

True, none the less. Just goes to show even those on higher salaries can be accused of over stretching themselves, thus finding things difficult.

555. They were more than specific for you last week.

You must spend your life talking to the police, or not. You must be either a criminal or you are exaggerating.

No, he didn't say that.

Actually, the figures quoted on a previous thread about salaries and poverty show that police officers salaries are outside of those parameters. Seems it could be their spending habits rather than their income.

The headline is extremely misleading. There are 2.4million UK citizens with passports that are more than 10 years old. How many have already applied for a new one? How many have less than 6 months vadility so can travel anyway? How many are actually considering travelling to an EU country? How many have kept up with the rules and actually know they can't travel to an EU country until they get a new passport. There is no chaos.

Not forgetting the drop, higher percentage, in the pound between 2006 and Brexit. That coincided with 13 new members being admitted to EU. 12 of which became the bottom 12 on the table of GDP and economic balance. Also the 12 lowest donors.

You are the only person who seems to not understand. I'll leave it at that 😏

Why not? You want to means test to cut pensions. I'm just saying it's only fair to means test how to raise them too. Equality and all. "laff" is a regional accent.

No. That is not the question. The question is, why have you not kept up with the thread before another, failed attempt at trolling. You've let yourself down, again.

I'll wait until you grasp the basic concepts of English. Then you'll understand.

That's all well and good but means test it all ways. Those that have never been in hospital get more. Those with no kids get more, they've not used education facilities they've paid for. Those that have been on 40% tax get more. They've paid in more. Just a few ideas. "but it is the Govts. task to look out for the wider good is it not?" It's an individual's job to look out for themselves, is it not? Means test why someone has reached pensionable age with nothing . Check their working history and their spending habits. Why should someone whose been irresponsible with their money most of their working lives be rewarded?

Without it I'll need to be less frivolous. I like the idea of frivolity as I get older. I've worked hard in my life. Looking forward to having more than enough money to do what I want. I could do without state pension but, seeing as it's there, I plan to enjoy it.