An inevitable consequence

Heard on Radio Kent today that the police are now exploring their right to take industrial action.

Apparently, they have calculated that the promised 2.4% pay award from Government has been reduced to a mere 1.9% in real terms, because the Home Office won't back date it to when agreement was originally reached.

Don't know which is worse - trying to pull a stunt like this or the belief that people would actually accept it without complaint...