2 QRA Tornado F.3s were launched on the 23rd December.

http://www.thecourier.co.uk/News/Nationa...n-aircraft.html

Closing the airbase would also effect Mountain Rescue services

http://www.thecourier.co.uk/News/Nationa...s-scotland.html

Even coastguard services are being closed due to the government austerity measures required to pay for the Banksters Christmas bonuses. (mostly government owned )

http://www.thecourier.co.uk/News/Fife/article/8839/coastguard-is-intrinsic-to-firth-of-forth.html

Even emergency services have been struggling in the recent poor weather due to the fuel shortages (which some have claimed are being held back by private business interests in their attempt to price gouge to increase private profits.)

http://www.thecourier.co.uk/News/article...s-on-track.html

Hopefully we won't see the perfect storm within the next 2-3 months, i.e. Economic catastrophe (another 2008 Wall street Banking, derivative and USD collapse leading to martial law as threatened previously) + World Wide Swine flu Epidemic + Another cold snap and snow fall (similar to the US East Coast Snow storm but with -20C temperatures for 2-3 weeks at a time.

Things can change rapidly and political and economic instability can lead to the previous habit of bombing some folks when things get expedient to do so.