The police have, imo, always attracted more than their fair share of bullies, as have the teaching profession and the armed forces. Whether things are worse now than they were in the second half of the twentieth century, or just better - and less fearfully - reported nowadays is difficult to assess. It’d be nice to share Sith’s optimism and he may well be right about the vast majority...but Tricky does have a point.

Unfortunately what he consistently fails to recognise or address is the common denominator in all this i.e. the last 13 or so years of under investment in public services. I know this to be the case where teaching is concerned and from what, comparatively little, I understand about the police the same is true there. Add the current state of the NHS into the mix and you have your, probably unpalatable, answer TTR...13+ plus years of incompetent Tory misrule has been disastrous for our essential public services.