In recent weeks, I have read several complaints about suggested police reorganisation within Scotland (Scotland's new top cop will face annual grilling at Holyrood, News, August 21). I recall the very same consternation was evident among my colleagues when the City of Glasgow Police became Strathclyde in 1975.
GlasgowI'm confident that John Mason's support of a modest rise in the income tax rate is supported by the overwhelming majority of SNP members, not least because it is party policy (MSP's call to raise top rate of tax slapped down by Alex Salmond, News, August 21). Technically, of course, the party spokesperson is also correct as the actual policy motion from 2005, quite rightly, focuses on the principle of progressive taxation and is silent on the actual level.BuckieAt present the total number of police in Strathclyde exceeds 8000 while the other seven Scottish constabularies combined have a force of approximately 8600 officers. It is not surprising that Chief Constable Stephen House (Strathclyde) believes that a national police force for Scotland would be better equipped to deal with any major incidents.Donald J MorrisonSuggestions that a single police force would centalise resources towards the central belt are hypothetical scaremongering. A Scottish single force would be more robust and indeed respond quicker with the necessary expertise. Furthermore, those delegated at present to office administration in all the constabularies could find themselves doing more rewarding community involvement work.
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