Liverpool ASU closed yonks ago. I am one of Bonds finest now (nearly 3 yrs). The company are trying to do this properly and professionally. They are using experienced personnel who are familiar with single pilot NVG and are fitting the cockpits out (unlike the Mil bodges) with compatible kit. I hope our charity want to join in with this, although I quite like permanent dayshifts!
As for pilots making sensible weather decisions, there goes the history of aviation.
As for saying how many more doctors and ambulances the money could buy? The answer is absolutely ZERO. If the politicians had this money it would be soaked up in red tape. We Dont just save lives Homon, we get people to hospital quickly, this can improve outcomes and recovery times. The current success is in getting cardiac patients from remote areas for PPCI treatment as quickly as possible. Often over an hour quicker than by road. The people putting money in the tins like that......