{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/9475d117-fcd4-4915-a6f3-923941e7aa0d/6409f817bbc0350011912b64?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Should the police be allowed to strike? ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba05fc1a8cbed4343cf0e6/5883ea1e-0ebe-4d27-9746-2bf0605b19e6.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>The Police Federation of England and Wales is demanding a minimum 17% pay increase for officers - and suggest their salaries are negatively affected by restrictions on their right to strike.</p><p><br></p><p>Police officers have been prohibited from striking by law for over a century, with the most recent legislation being the Police Act 1996.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Steve Hartshorn, National Chair of the PFEW, discusses the difficulties involved with policing right now amid a lack of public trust and explains what could happen next if their demands aren’t met.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Evening Standard"}