Wearing Uniform in Public Dilemma
From IBN 27/08
‘the practice of covering up uniform was instigated in response to the Irish Republican terrorism campaign of the 1980s and 1990s – but is no longer relevant.’
True, the Irish Republican threat is no longer relevant, but…
From today’s BBC
The government's terrorist threat level has remained pegged at its second highest rating - severe - since last summer.
'Severe' threat level
Senior Whitehall officials say the police and security service are working near capacity and the threat level is unlikely to be reduced soon.
They say that it currently lies at the high end of severe, with no sign of it being downgraded.
And I seem to remember considerable concern last year about a plot to kidnap and behead a British serviceman somewhere in the Midlands. Maybe that’s why we’ve opted for No.2 HD; the militants won’t be targeting RAC rescuemen, so as long as we don’t have brevets or medal ribbons on our shirts, we’ll be safely anonymous!
But that sort of defeats the idea of being identifiable in the community.