34,000 police jobs to be cut in England and Wales by 2015

There will be 34,000 fewer police jobs in England and Wales by March 2015, according to HM Inspectorate of Constabulary research.

It has estimated that budget cuts will mean 16,200 officers and 16,100 civilian staff jobs will be lost, the BBC reports.

The HMIC adds that there is "relatively strong evidence" that some offences will increase because of the cuts.

These links will give an idea of how money is wasted by local and central government.

Perhaps more careful spending by the latter could have avoided some of these jobs being cut.