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Originally Posted by Osem
This year's snow was the worst for years but there are varying degrees of chaos virtually every time we have significant snow in this country - even in London where I live. When when was the last flu pandemic? They're not exactly common events either but using that as an excuse if things go seriously wrong won't be much comfort to all the dead will it. Surely the acid test when it comes to disaster planning is to be able to respond effectively when the worst happens, not just pray it doesn't.
This sort of thing doesn't inspire much confidence either! |
Well they have good planning by all objective methods, the quality of planning is decided by the facts on the ground and not the popularity of the party in power.
Of course we can't be sure how well we deal with it until it happens but we are beyond 'praying it does not'.
I think 7/7 was the last major problem we have had and the response was considered good all things considered. There were problems afterwards, and questions on intelligence and prevention, but the emergency services were excellent overall.