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| Britons told how to survive terrorist attack |
| 2004-07-26 |
| A booklet designed to help the public respond to a terrorist attack or civil emergency has been unveiled by the Government. The 22-page pamphlet includes details of mass decontaminations after a chemical, biological or radiological attack, basic first aid and guidance on how to prevent a terrorist attack. All of Britain's 25 million households will receive one of the brightly coloured booklets in an £8 million information campaign. It has been written by government officials and experts from the emergency services, MI5 Security Service, the Chief Medical Officer and the Emergency Planning Society. One of the principal pieces of advice is the slogan "go in, stay in, tune in" which, in the event of an attack, urges people to stay inside and listen to local radio or television. It also advises parents not to immediately collect children from school if an emergency happens, but to find out from local councils if the area is safe. It says: "You will naturally want to collect them as soon as possible in the event of a major emergency. But it may not be safe to do so." Other advice in the booklet tells homeowners to keep a stock of emergency provisions at home including bottled water, tinned food, batteries, a radio and a |
| Posted by:Bulldog |
| #14 Recent Rantburg postings on Islamic activism in the courts in the UK are alarming (open sedition, whining for sharia law, etc.) Howard-I know nothing about how citizenship is granted in the UK. Do you think terrorist acts in the UK would cause a change in the immigration policy/the citizenship process? How do average UKers you know feel about how Britain is responding to the threats? |
| Posted by: jules 2 2004-07-26 9:14:40 PM |
| #13 How about killing the bastards before they hit? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-07-26 8:49:52 PM |
| #12 Bankie? Super Hose - The advice in the article is: "go in, stay in, tune in". Freakpower message, man. |
| Posted by: Howard UK 2004-07-26 1:50:01 PM |
| #11 I recommend decontaminating the old thumb before sucking it. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-07-26 1:47:50 PM |
| #10 Top of the list being to heavily lead-line the garden shed. |
| Posted by: Howard UK 2004-07-26 1:47:12 PM |
| #9 The pamphet fails to include a bankie and a stuffed animal to hug. What gives? |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-07-26 1:46:55 PM |
| #8 Oh! |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-07-26 1:39:28 PM |
| #7 Cigarette paper used to roll joints. Look ye here |
| Posted by: Howard UK 2004-07-26 11:45:02 AM |
| #6 What's a rizla? |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-07-26 11:36:15 AM |
| #5 yeh rizlas and cheap imported beer wine a ciggies are a must shipman If England can survive the bombings in WW2 it can survive terror attacks.They just might get more pissed off.:).. i might add to that , if we get rid of the lame limp wristed liberals,aye ... |
| Posted by: MacNails 2004-07-26 11:19:30 AM |
| #4 If England can survive the bombings in WW2 it can survive terror attacks.They just might get more pissed off.:) |
| Posted by: djohn66 2004-07-26 10:28:28 AM |
| #3 Cigarette papers. |
| Posted by: Howard UK 2004-07-26 10:11:45 AM |
| #2 A torch or a flambeau? Or perhaps you are talking about the so called PEP NOREP that is to say a portable electrically powered, non-focused random photon transmitter? |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-07-26 9:37:25 AM |
| #1 Rizlas. |
| Posted by: Howard UK 2004-07-26 9:08:27 AM |