Copper Bottomed Celebrity Policing

BRITAIN’S celebrity police force wants a new look.

As the Telegraph reports: “Female police officers up and down the country rebelled have against the regulation trousers they are forced to wear, claiming they are unflattering for their bottoms.”

The article goes on: “They were particularly aggrieved by the high waistbands which cover up curves and the bulky, ill-fitting material which makes it difficult to run after offenders.”

It’s important to get the look right. When our PR-sensitive police force are posing for the snappers alongside a celebrity they need to look good. These photos are distributed around the world. Standing alongside the likes of Amy Winehouse, Kate Moss and Pete Doherty can make the WPC looks not a little hippy and “square”.

Says a Hampshire Constabulary WPC: “Police uniform for women is awful. When my uniform was issued I requested men’s trousers as the women’s were so high waisted that they did absolutely nothing for a woman’s figure. I now buy my own trousers.” Red ones?

One West Midlands WPC added: “It does wind me up that we get these terrible trousers - they make your bum look huge - they are massive around the hips. The force needs to listen to us, the old uniforms are old-fashioned and need updating.”

What to do? Something must be done. Peter Fahy, head of race and diversity, tell us: “Having listened to the British Association for Women in Policing it was clear many forces wanted to produce a better uniform themselves. It is at that level that the proposals need to be trialled.”

Like you, we have no idea what he means, his talking to immersed in copper’s English to make any sense.

However, attempts at translation point to a cohesive and sensitive joined-up approach to policing with WPCs reflecting the changing environment in a coming together of leggings, pencil skirts and something strappy and pointy on the feet…

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Posted: 18th, January 2008 | In: Broadsheets, Celebrities Comment | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed: RSS 2.0 | TrackBack | Permalink