Although everyone knew terrorist attack on London was unavoidable, in view of senseless killings in Paris, Berlin and Brussels, still the recent events came as surprise. It proved how unprepared Government, Scotland Yard is.
Uniform and plain cloth police guarding high profile places like HOC, HOL, Shopping Malls and Football Stadiums should be armed, with bullet-proof vests and at least lazar guns if not firearms that they could use in an emergency. It is obvious this was not the case with police guarding the seat of democracy that resulted in avoidable death of loyal police officer.
Home Office has even drastically reduced police budget when it should be going up, instead preferring to waste tax payers’ money on bottomless Foreign Aid pit, ignoring need of NHS, Police and other departments struggling to stay afloat under difficult circumstances. Our bleeding heart politicians living in Ivory Tower are out of touch with reality at ground level.
Watching PM May being escorted out of HOC was nothing short of fiasco, as no one knew which car to use, making her sitting target if it was concentrated terrorist attack armed with automatic guns. One may wonder why there is no proper bomb proof shelter within Palace of Westminster where Cabinet members can take shelter in emergency which could be much safer than unruly evacuation; a time for introspection indeed.
Kumudini Valambia
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