F4 wrote
"There is no backup plan?
Then the title of the threat gets interesting"
Given the performance of our Lords & masters over the Scottish referendum I am willing to be serious money that there is no backup plan whatsoever
the policos think process is probably:-
1. It may be alright on the night
2. all military stuff drifts to the right
3. It delays actually having to order it in large ££££££££
4. We'll probably be out of office when the brown stuff hits the fan and we can use it to attack the other parties
5. We can always claim we can get EVEN more cheaper helicopters on board without all those nasty, expensive American jets
6. Blame the Yanks and dig up Skybolt, the N bomb debacle in '45 etc etc