Theresa May reduces border security budget

[sasguru]

Maybe we could reskill those Police that man speed traps to watch out for terrorists?

Doesn't seem to have been much of a scaling back of their numbers!!

Which kills more people in any year in any Western country - road accidents or terrorists?

[AtW]

Which kills more people in any year in any Western country - road accidents or terrorists?

Diesel engines...

[PurpleGorilla]

Diesel engines...

Smoking.

[WTFH]

Heart Disease.

[northernladyuk]

No, that is not what I am saying as well you know.

The fact that this incident was resolved in 8 minutes points strongly to the fact that our front-line response capability has not been undermined.

HTH BIDI

What does the speed of response have to do with the fact that the terrorist got through border security when he was on the EU watchlist? Are you utterly thick or simply obfuscating?

[WTFH]

...Although if you are in the US, you are twice as likely to be killed by a toddler who has a gun than a terrorist.

[northernladyuk]

Smoking.

Thatcherism.

[shaunbhoy]

What does the speed of response have to do with the fact that the terrorist got through border security when he was on the EU watchlist? Are you utterly thick or simply obfuscating?

Well as long as we remain in your beloved EU, the ability of the Border Controllers is pretty limited anyway.

But come the Revolution.............

[northernladyuk]

Well as long as we remain in your beloved EU, the ability of the Border Controllers is pretty limited anyway.

But come the Revolution.............

To repeat: What does the speed of response have to do with the fact that the terrorist got through border security when he was on the EU watchlist?

The UK (and Ireland - to cover off the Common Travel Area) has all the powers it needs to stop EU citizens from entering the country if they are on the watchlist.

[shaunbhoy]

To repeat: What does the speed of response have to do with the fact that the terrorist got through border security when he was on the EU watchlist?

The OP made the point that the cuts in Police numbers had adversely affected security.

My point was that, the response time being so impressive suggested that the cuts in Police numbers had not really had any material impact on countering these major incidents.

Following the plot is not really one of your strong suits is it?