An unfortunate effect of the cuts to the police in the past few years is that the police safer neighbourhood base in Station Road is gone, having opened in 2010. It also illustrates an important point. It is not just the size of the budget; it is the predictability. The police made this investment, that allowed officers less travel time to the ward, to increase efficiency. Even if they wanted to use any promised increase in budget to put it back in place, it would take time to make that decision a practical effect. This is why the government's sudden lurch to more spending is unhelpful.
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