Originally Posted by
Mr Blake
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/m...de/5300740.stm
Finally we have reached breaking point and can no longer support FBU strike action by providing fire cover. Our overstretched forces are of course fighting fires elsewhere. Will this finally make the goverment sit up and take notice?
You may find an answer in Dundiggin's thread of 20 Aug, re defence finances - which is what manpower comes down to in the end. In a word: bleak.
