POLICE: some could be lovelorn according to survey

But new figures may shed some light on why some members of the thin blue line may speak a little sharply when pulling over a motorist for a minor traffic violation.

A survey of Scotland’s eight forces reveals that he, or she, could simply be lovelorn and a bit miserable.

It has emerged that members of the country’s biggest force, Strathclyde, are the loneliest in the country.

Instead of being welcomed home by a spouse after their shift, they are likely to be heating up a TV dinner for one.

With more than half of its officers unmarried, Strathclyde is far behind other forces when it comes to marital bliss.