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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