It was always going to be thus! You simply cannot reduce both the fleet and the bases by over a third, AND get rid of all the enthusiastic and dedicated crews that formed the basic framework of UK Police Air Support, and ever hope to deliver anything like what existed before!
In theory the concept of a national Police Air wing (If delivered Regionally) was a world beater. But once the bean counters - Characters that considered the cost above all else, but knew nothing about the value of anything, took over, the whole idea was going to hell in a handcart!
I will never forgive them for that. Its not even as if they weren't warned about what was going to happen. Slash & Burn was their only mantra!
TF