Economy and macroUpdated November 6

Rowley wants 43 forces in England and Wales merged into 10.

Rowley’s warning is stark: he says policing is heading for failure without reform. The Metropolitan Police commissioner wants England and Wales’s 43 forces combined into 10 larger units, arguing that the current structure needs a major overhaul. The Guardian’s report said he was expected to warn on Friday that forces’ ability to catch criminals was collapsing and public confidence was falling. This is not a small adjustment to the existing setup. It is his proposal, not an approved or completed merger.

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