Jack Regan from The Sweeney would turn in his grave, if he knew. He would certainly be Oliver Twist. Poor old policemen aren't as tough as we thought...
Things are so bad that they are getting back pain from carrying 7lbs of equipment everyday, according to The Sentinel.
Surely this is an early April Fool's Day joke? But no, it's true. Our cops, those top-notch law-enforcers, are actually not bristling with muscles patrolling the streets "looking for trouble, because troubles their business" (well that's what the maker's of The Bill say).
There was a time when if there was trouble down your street the local Bobbie would give you a thick ear.
Now I'm wondering if the police have the strength to go on the beat...meanwhile, back at the Stoke-on-Trent mayoral elections it's not good news.
The electorate, confused about whether to vote 'yes' or 'no', have decided we do not need an elected mayor.
This is a sad day for Stoke-on-Trent. We are going back-to-the-future with a Kremlin-style council leader voted into power by his old muckers. The people won't have a say.
Even as I write I hear the Iron Curtain being pulled tightly shut across the corridors of power.
This could be the day democracy died in Stoke-on-Trent...there maybe trouble ahead.
If you need to know more, try The Sentinel's website...
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