It was a play on words. FL mis-typed "Cooper" rather than "Copper". Traditionally coopers made barrels.

I certainly wasn't suggesting that the police have it easy.

Correct as the Police and Govt basically made them contribute. Now when the EDL, National Front or other groups hold marches who pays the OT?
When you have any major event be it a concert, March, Royal Wedding there is always going to be extra costs for Policing.
Standing between 2 sets of rival fans is no holiday and many coppers have been hurt WHY because those louts are just hell bent on causing trouble.
Most coppers have families as well you really think they enjoy all the aggro that goes along with their job regardless of how well or underpaid they are.
Sure someone has to do their job so be thankful there are those willing to do it.
And Im under no illusion that all coppers are saints either.

Okay....my hackles have gone down again
Stef

I think its the cart and the horse argument here. Most plods need the therapy before they enter the force.

I am sure that there have been times for both of us that we felt that no amount of money could compensate us for the horrors we have seen and had to deal with.

Most Police Officers do the job without a thought for their own safety believing that they are making a difference keeping the public safer.
stef

And we will have to pay once more for her Funeral - My thoughts are with the amount of love / hate for her in this country she does not warrant one. Diana and the Queen Mum - ok, they were loved by many and the nation needed one to heal ( especially with Diana). Does the UK really need this to recover from the death of Thatcher?

By, uh, throwing out antiquated working practices and laying off the useless wasters?

Am I the only one who remembers the days when you could have as many phones as you wanted so long as they were black Bakelite and installed by an authorized BT employee after three months on the waiting list?

Ask yourself the question does their need to be any OT paid even if it is a state funeral for her? She is dead so nobody can harm her
There again some group might choose this event to make their statement.

Also RIP to all those who lost their lives on the Belgrano.

Soldiers are always political tools.

What about those on the Sir Galahad?

Before Thatcher, the British people owned the gas companies, the telecom companies, the railways, the mines, the steelworks, the airline, the airports, the sea ports, the water companies, the electric companies, the bus companies...

Now we pay our hard-earned money to the French, the Spanish, the Russians, the Chinese, the Saudis and the Qataris who must be sitting back thinking they can't quite believe what bloody idiots we are.

Good going, Maggie.

True but would you prefer that you speak English or German?

How many times have the public had to pay for her funeral previously?

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Originally Posted by Former Lancastrian View Post
Correct as the Police and Govt basically made them contribute. Now when the EDL, National Front or other groups hold marches who pays the OT?

When you have any major event be it a concert, March, Royal Wedding there is always going to be extra costs for Policing.
Standing between 2 sets of rival fans is no holiday and many coppers have been hurt WHY because those louts are just hell bent on causing trouble.

Most coppers have families as well you really think they enjoy all the aggro that goes along with their job regardless of how well or underpaid they are.

Sure someone has to do their job so be thankful there are those willing to do it.
And Im under no illusion that all coppers are saints either.

My response was

And we will have to pay once more (for policing) for her Funeral - My thoughts are with the amount of love / hate for her in this country she does not warrant one. Diana and the Queen Mum - ok, they were loved by many and the nation needed one to heal ( especially with Diana). Does the UK really need this to recover from the death of Thatcher?