Broken ranks: civil war in the police fed

Broken ranks: civil war in the police fed

The Slow Newscast • S1, Episode 304

Broken ranks: civil war in the police fed

Police officers aren’t allowed to strike or join a trade union. They rely instead on an organisation called the Police Federation to represent their interests. It’s a surprisingly powerful body that ultimately affects the way all of us are policed. This is the story of how it lost its way.

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