Spoke to a mate who is in Met this morning...................his work schedule is effectively work / sleep and work for next 3-4 weeks.
Asked what happens if Reclaim the streets or anything else happens, he just said no contingency, no cover especially when he finishes Olympic duty at 11.30pm, gets home at 12.30 and is back on duty at 6.30am.
If riots like last August happen then they screwed.
He said they told minimum overtime and all time off in lieu but he wonders how when full force is mobilised for 6-8 weeks then how can they give back the time to staff over next year without having half the staff off with normal holidays, training etc .