While many of its staff and personnel continue to enjoy breaks and holidays, the Army are accused of ignoring the small boats crisis at the South Coast. Feeling betrayed, local residents in Dover are also asking why more money is needed for work not being done.
The statistics produced by the Government are also proving to be a sticking point. According to Army rules and regulations, it must take active note of numbers produced uniquely by the Government, and act on them accordingly.
The small boats crisis has been covered by Government data analysts since 2018, and yet Border Force have picked up the bulk of the work. This means the Army is resisting legitimate work. The ramifications of this for them is lasting.
As matters progress and the large scale crime event is managed as a human disaster of proportion, the Army is under pressure to solve more technical matters relating to hundreds of thousands of people making the illegal trip from France to the English coastline.