I'd missed Cooper's response when I started the thread. I wasn't blaming Labour either, just stating the facts as I understood them at the time.
This has been a problem long in the making across multiple governments. From Blair opening the immigration floodgates in the name of multiculturalism and cheap workers to cutbacks in police funding meaning that experienced officers haven't been replaced as they leave to the fixation on diversity as opposed to making sure that the most experienced and qualified candidates are recruited regardless of their background as long as they pass the security checks.
