December 12, 2007
News that the police are getting uppity over the government's decision to ignore the ruling of the arbitration service Acas on what they should be paid is clearly bad news for the boys and girls in blue.
But Guru can't help thinking that it is also a sign that, despite the current crazy gang... sorry... government's constant attempts to raise the temperature and instill a permanent CLIMATE OF FEAR in the UK, there is no way it would be able to take the next step.
After all, to leap to a society of scared and down-trodden plebs ruled by a neo-fascist labour dictatorship requires the assistance of a pliable and compliant set of police officers.
By not giving our law enforcement chums their just rewards the government has ensured that non-co-operation will be total.
However, Guru has a solution to this dilemma, if the government is serious about it's intention to take over the country and rule out elections, ignore arbitration and do pretty much what it likes. (OK, it seems that it pretty much does that already, but Yours Truly is allowed to say this, which means that the long arm of the law is not yet wearing Hugo Boss-designed uniforms).
All the government has to do is offer the police officers a bag of sweets each. Simple. Just like most of our beat cops. And the reason that it will work is because, to Guru's eyes at least – most of the country's bobbies appear to be under the age of 14.
A couple of flying saucers and a mini Milky Way should do the trick.
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