The problem in the UK John is the police are still using helicopters as airborne divvy vans. (Oz speak for police vans used to round up minor hooligans usually drunks on a Saturday night).
The tweets are from police air support units!
The costs of police air support is funded by the public.
Meanwhile the excellent network of air ambulances has to rely on charity.
There is probably a future where both operations are combined to a degree.
UK air ambulance crews could easily carry out missing persons tasks.
The Australian police do not waste money the way their pom cousins do. Their fleet has much more of a public service remit including air ambulance tasking.
This thread is about an e-petition so there will be discussion on both sides.
Looking at the number who have signed so far it looks like being a dismal failure.
By posting recent examples of newspaper stories highlighting the blatant waste by those in command is just demonstrating what the public reads everyday.
I don't see what my support for the Melbourne air show has to do with this
