Scotland Yard could be sold as part of £500m savings plan

Jimbuna · 10-30-12, 05:51 AM

Well, I thought I'd heard it all but I guess I have now.

Whatever next?....The crown jewels or have they already been sold off or melted down to pay for the palace heating bill?

Quote:

The Metropolitan Police is planning to sell off its headquarters to help save £500m over the next two and half years.
New Scotland Yard in Victoria, central London, would be put up for sale under proposals designed to deliver savings and boost frontline policing.
Police stations across London would also be under threat, with five already approved for sale, as the force seeks to dispose of a third of its estate.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-20126936

Aces · 10-30-12, 05:59 AM

Thanks for the "heads up" Jim,

Not that I'd want it particularly but I'm a bit strapped for cash right now, can't lay my hands on £500,000,000

BossMark · 10-30-12, 06:06 AM

Oh dear dear me am speechless................

Aces · 10-30-12, 06:17 AM

am pennyless as well

Oberon · 10-30-12, 07:08 AM

Aren't we all?

Still...New Scotland Yard?

Jimbuna · 10-30-12, 07:27 AM

Says a lot regarding how desperate the government are to see through austerity measures.

If I were the Met I'd ask the government for advice on how to achieve the spending cuts then 'leak' it to the public.

I pray we don't have another three years of this.

10-30-12, 05:59 AM	#2
Aces Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London, UK Posts: 1,140 Downloads: 211 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the "heads up" Jim, Not that I'd want it particularly but I'm a bit strapped for cash right now, can't lay my hands on £500,000,000 __________________ Gamefront: http://tinyurl.com/bpbaeyl Mediafire: http://tinyurl.com/bn2aoqt YouTube: http://tinyurl.com/clvy94f RSS Feed: http://tinyurl.com/cpbbqv9 Blog: http://tinyurl.com/cv44x82

10-30-12, 06:06 AM	#3
BossMark Fleet Admiral Join Date: May 2011 Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire Posts: 15,272 Downloads: 278 Uploads: 0	Oh dear dear me am speechless................ __________________ Never trust the Tories look what Thatcher and Major did in the 80s and 90s and look what the wicked witch May is doing now doing now

10-30-12, 06:17 AM	#4
Aces Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London, UK Posts: 1,140 Downloads: 211 Uploads: 0	am pennyless as well __________________ Gamefront: http://tinyurl.com/bpbaeyl Mediafire: http://tinyurl.com/bn2aoqt YouTube: http://tinyurl.com/clvy94f RSS Feed: http://tinyurl.com/cpbbqv9 Blog: http://tinyurl.com/cv44x82

10-30-12, 07:27 AM	#6
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,500 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Says a lot regarding how desperate the government are to see through austerity measures. If I were the Met I'd ask the government for advice on how to achieve the spending cuts then 'leak' it to the public. I pray we don't have another three years of this. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

10-30-12, 07:08 AM	#5
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Aren't we all? Still...New Scotland Yard?