Tony having taken inspiration from the sights during his trips to belfast, has decided that what's good for the goose/northern irish population is also good enough for the gander/british public. Hence the sharp pay rise for defence chiefs and military bigwigs. Hence a timely video threat from the all elusive Unclesama bin liner and the even more all elusive alciaeda network, justifying the deployment of tanks/military vehicles and personnel on the streets of britain. Talk of the introduction of plastic bullets to british law enforcement and the recent resettlement of exiled rabid armed and dangerous loyalist 'C'company nazis in britain/manchester means that at last the complacent british public get the chance to taste what we in Northern ireland have had to endure for over 30 years. Or get a chance to taste their own medicine. It's amusing to see that whilst we in northern ireland are on the brink of demilitarisation, dozy brits are embracing militarisation of their everyday lives and communities. looks like the boots on the other foot now.