The_GreyMan said:
but no-one will know where anyone is - HQs are completely closed, staff spread to the four corners of the wind (often abroad) and Reid saying there's 30 terror plots ongoing alone over Christmas......joined up? - I think not.
'Sorry, Chief Constable, XX Bde cannot assist with the terrorist attack on Christmas Eve as we've closed down for Christmas to save electricity'
or
'Sorry, Prime Minister but Land Command are all skiing in Austria over Christmas and a mass evacuation of Basra city following the huge uprising on Boxing Day will have to wait until mid-February. But, Sir, look on the bright side, we've saved £14.23p on gas bills at Wilton over the three weeks...'