Would you prefer a local bobby who’s more like you?

I can see where emma’s coming from with this one. As sad as it may seem, people do have a natural tendency to congregate with others of a similar ethnic background and of similar social and financial standing. And in your private life, of course, you can choose where you live and the friends you have, whether they’re the same as you or completely the opposite. Your choice completely!

When it comes to public servants of course, we by and large have less of a choice and have to take what we’re given, so on that premise I would rather see our public servants have some talent and be fit for purpose, especially so with our police force. And since we live in a multicultural, multi faith society, because this is what has been dictated to us by our politicians, the police force should have a fair representation of all society.

Sure, in Fairy Land you’d probably have white coppers in white areas, black coppers in black areas etc, but in modern Britain that just ain’t going to happen, so don’t have any expectations that this is something achievable. As for me personally, I really ain’t bovvered if I see a white copper or a black copper pouding the beat round here, they both get the same ‘respec’ (which is a lot if they do a good job, and not a lot if they do a bad job).