G8 CLAMPDOWN STARTS

As the non-lethal weapons training get started and the people around Gleneagles put up with unprecedented clamp-down on their lives, the Scotsman reports on another dangerous band of renegades that must be put-down. These latest insurgents are battle-worn and extremely dangerous. Is Belmarsh to good for them?

“A WAR veterans’ parade through the heart of the Capital to mark the 60th anniversary of VE Day has had to be scrapped because police are unable to provide cover for it.

Lothian and Borders chiefs have told organisers no officers can be spared for the flagship event because of the demands of the G8 summit at Gleneagles on the force.

They claim resources will be so "severely stretched" over a two-week period surrounding the gathering of world leaders from July 6-8 that they will be unable to deal with any "non-G8 related" events.”


Full article here.