London send in the army

Gwyn Prins, of the London School of Economics , said : "There is no ultimate military solution to any of these things. What you are doing is applying a bandage to a wound … It is only desirable to use troops on the street if you can't possibly avoid it. You do consensual policing, that is what we do in Britain. Last year's strategic defence and security review made cursory reference to "malicious acts" that could threaten serious damage to the welfare of citizens or the enviroment, but devoted more attention to terrorist attacks "using unconventional materials", to tidal or coastal flooding and to a severe influenza pandemic.

Tobias Feakin, director of national security and resilience at the Royal United Services Institute said this showed a "disconnect between political powers and the people who are carrying out these actions".

The military had been called upon to help civil authorities during floods in Gloucestershire and Cumbria, and to crew Green Goddess engines during fire service disputes, but to do so now would be a last resort, he said. During the floods, some police leaders had not welcomed any loss of operational control. Paul Rogers, professor of peace studies at Bradford University, said the army "by and large would be deeply reluctant" to be on London's streets. Furthermore, the army was already hard-pressed, he said.

Pickering noted that panic buying could become a feature of the U. Despite the short-term supply issues, the U. The investment bank expects the country's GDP to grow by 6. Meanwhile, Berenberg expects U. Worsening inflation pressures will translate to the Bank of England hiking interest rates earlier than previously expected, Pickering said.

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