Why did it take 7 policemen to arrest Andy Coulson yesterday?

Coulson? But I asked the same question.

To protect him from angry voters?

Sorry, Coulson. That's what you get when elderley ladies listen to the radio rather than watch television!

Probably something esoteric to do with Strathclyde police wanting to take him to Strathclyde (which I think they did) and their not wanting to tread on the toes of the Met. Police protocol is a complete mystery.

I'm confused, Alison - what was wrong with your first 'Coulson'?

Anagram I think it originally said Poulson and has been mysteriously corrected. Spooky!

Oh! I only saw it when it was Coulson....how odd!

Spooky tech?

What will happen if the flak keeps flying, up and up the pecking order?

Perhaps the police know something we don't?

But we keep hearing how overstretched they are. I thought there might be a GN who had direct knowledge of how the police work.

Perhaps they wanted some overtime pay?

And they all wanted to be on the telly?

They couldn't find eight?

Apparently all seven came from Strathclyde. Could it be something to do with time spent driving and having sufficient security or could it just be that several policemen fancied a day out?

Oh they have to have their breaks bless them.
And of course in the Uk, they never do anything on their own. So they have to be paired off. Even if it is something really risky, like attending a meeting with a head teacher. They have to take a buddy. So they probably don't take breaks on their own either.
Unless you are one of those unqualified police assistants on bikes. They are allowed out on their own.
I always remember Paul Boateng, when he was minister for the prison service (early Blair govt) spluttering over the fact that prison officers were insisting on their traditional right to have lunch breaks in licensed staff facilities. That's right , their right to a pint with their lunch before going back to work with prisoners!