The Observer, on UK Politics, 11 November 2026
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Read the original article on observer.co.uk (opens in a new tab)Andrew Rawnsley's article sets out Shabana Mahmood's plan to replace the 43 police forces of England and Wales with fewer, larger ones. It gives the arguments of the police chiefs who back the plan and of the mayors and police and crime commissioners who resist it. It presents the benefits of merger as the reformers' claims and gives the opponents' reasoning, with evidence from Scotland and the police inspectorate.
“are among the claimed advantages”
Rawnsley presents the benefits of merger as the reformers' claims, not as established fact.
“on the grounds that super-forces would be too large for local politicians to adequately invigilate them”
He gives the opponents' reasoning in their own terms, not only the fact of their opposition.
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