tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post2736102244758958186..comments2024-03-12T15:05:35.529+00:00Comments on Norfolk Blogger: Why the government's pledge to fight terrorism does not extend to Norfolk and Bacton Gas TerminalNich Starlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04237390959601973501noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-64566834721495227472009-02-22T11:42:00.000+00:002009-02-22T11:42:00.000+00:00Meant this bit from BBC website:A Home Office spok...Meant this bit from BBC website:<BR/><BR/>A Home Office spokesman said: "The Home Office funding in question was specifically for protective security purposes and supported a police patrol prior to the deployment of MoD police.<BR/><BR/>"There is no question of any reduction in the level of protection of the site."<BR/><BR/>A spokesman for the MoD police said: "The security of the terminal has been significantly enhanced by the deployment of MoD police on a permanent 24/7 basis."NORFOLK COASThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12864522548526910644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-5311743476864198682009-02-22T08:18:00.000+00:002009-02-22T08:18:00.000+00:00So why are the MOD saying they want the continued ...So why are the MOD saying they want the continued permanant support of the Norfolk Police ? You statement flies in the face of the facts and the statments coming from the people who are actually there.Nich Starlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04237390959601973501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-3804387004601883312009-02-22T00:38:00.000+00:002009-02-22T00:38:00.000+00:00Didn't the story say Norfolk police were only poli...Didn't the story say Norfolk police were only policing it as a stop gap until the MOD police were ready to take over, which they now have..?<BR/><BR/>Surely the MOD police have experience at protecting sensitive military establishments, are tuned into terror intel etc.<BR/><BR/>Not knocking Norfolk police, who don't do a bad job in return for only putting our council tax up by £7 a year.NORFOLK COASThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12864522548526910644noreply@blogger.com