Peter Hoskin

Police lose their High Court challenge over pay

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So, the High Court has turned down the Police Federation’s effort to get a 2.5 percent pay deal.  A good result for the Government, surely?  Well, yes.  But there’s a caveat.  I suspect it may make the police so much more determined to get the right to strike.  If so, Jacqui Smith’s problems have only just begun.  Watch this space. 

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