英国数万警察集会示威 伦敦市中心陷入瘫痪(图)

Enoch

http://www.chinanews.com.cn/gj/oz/news/2008/01-24/1143982.shtml

中新网1月24日电 由于对薪酬增幅不满，英国数万名警察1月23日在伦敦市中心集会示威。英国内政部此前宣布给英格兰、威尔士以及北爱尔兰的警察加薪2.5%，但是只会以此水平补发去年12月的工资。伦敦市中心因为这次示威已经陷入瘫痪。

　　据英国广播公司报道，苏格兰当局却决定按照加薪2.5%的幅度给当地警察补发去年9月以来的工资。英格兰、威尔士以及北爱尔兰的警察因此大为不满，他们指出，内政部的决定意味着他们的实际加薪幅度只有1.9%。

　　1月23日的警察示威游行是6年来首次大规模警察示威，苏格兰警察也专程前来伦敦表示支持，另外也会有警察厅长等高级警务人员参加示威。警察协会说，为抗议警察准备的1万5千个棒球帽已经全部派发完。

　　报道指出，虽然警察内部对这次争取加薪努力意见惊人一致，但相信政府不会轻易改变立场。抗议警察聚集在议会大厦外，希望以这种方式说服议员改变政府的决定。

　　警察协会已经发出告示，警惕对警方不满的组织在示威期间捣乱。大约150名警察在抗议集会现场维持治安。下个月警察协会将投票表决是否发起行动要求警方罢工的权利。

　　不过，研究机构“改革”的负责人安德鲁·霍登比说，过去12年英国警察的工资涨幅都超过了通胀，但警方并没有拿出更好的成绩。

Enoch

Leicester的200多个警察也参与了

200 COUNTY POLICE JOIN PAY-PROTEST RALLY IN LONDON

10:30 - 23 January 2008

Up to 200 Leicestershire police officers were due to join thousands of colleagues to protest in London today over the Government's handling of their pay deal.

About 20,000 off-duty officers were expected to march through the capital before holding a mass rally.

Dave Grenz, chairman of Leicestershire Police Federation, said: "We're sending down around 200 people and they go from constables to chief superintendents."

The dispute began when the Police Arbitration Panel, which recommends pay levels, said there should be a 2.5 per cent pay increase.

However, the Government has said it will only backdate the award to December, effectively making it a 1.9 per cent rise.

Ministers said they needed to limit public-sector pay rises to control inflation and interest rates.

Officers taking part in today's protest march have been instructed not to react to taunts from anarchist groups which plan to hijack the demonstration.

The Police Federation, has issued guidance to marchers which said: "It is... possible that small groups with any grievance against the police may seek to stage counter-demonstrations.

"We would ask that you do not react to any taunts, do not get involved and allow our Metropolitan colleagues to police as they see appropriate. We do not want other people's protests to become the story of the day."

A website for anarchist group Class War urged its followers to "give the police a record booing".

Federation chairman Jan Berry will present a petition to Number 10 and later meet the Home Secretary, after a rally of 3,500 officers in Westminster.

The event will be policed by 150 officers from the Met.