There are many reasons why the police should not be privatised, not least that an independent, publicly funded police force, free from the profit motive and accountable to the public it serves, is a fundamental plank of a civilised society. Lets not subjugate this dignified ideal to the misguided notion that the private sector would do a better job.
Former deputy prime minister Lord Prescott launched a campaign to "keep the police public" today, warning that bringing in private security firms coul...