Doing less pays... if you're a policeman

One of the highest priorities, and also the few areas, the Government should be focusing on is law and order and the police force. Policemen and women should all be paid the salary they deserve and not a penny less. However, it seems whatever area of life that falls in to the public sector, you are guaranteed to see money thrown away – and the police force appears to be no different.

More than 8,000 police officers are being paid full salaries to work limited hours with limited duties. It is estimated that it costs £250 million a year. This is a luxury the public sector seems to be able to afford. They just pay out more and more without anyone keeping an eye on whether it is well spent and how it is spent. No one takes an interest to deal with the problem and it will always be someone else's duty to "fix" it.

The public sector's pay does not account to any rules that govern private sector spending. There is no real competition ensuring fair and competitive pay scales. Public officials can be paid as much their bosses see fit as there is an "endless" supply of taxpayers’ money these managers can use. You would never see such cushioned pay and sick packages in the private sector.