Originally Posted by
PAXboy
This from the BBC article:
I have met the ISU Gen Sec a couple of times - I believe her rather than their overlords. Not least as, over the past decade, we have seen under staffing in normal times. It is my personal view that the Govt has deliberately under staffed to save money for a long time.
Sounds highly highly likely...
At the start of all this when HMG didn't appear to be taking things particularly seriously they made it clear that in the first instance it was the airlines' responsibility to ensure all passengers were equipped with the correct paperwork for travel, such as PLFs, and only a few got picked out on arrival by Border for spot checks.
Suddenly it did get serious and now it's (as I understand it) a 100% check of paperwork by actual officials.
I wonder how many extra personnel "Border" have recruited to cover the increased workload?