This piece, while superb, has soooo many local refeences that one should be half plotzed before attempting to wade through it..i'm considering running it through Bablefish..(g)
Well, 'quid' is pound sterling, a draught horse is like the horses that pull the Busch beer wagon. They got rid of the county organization of police forces, putting them into larger segments with these weird names like Thames Valley, Humberside, West Mercia (a name from King Arthur's days). Any other help?
TVP home pages here:
http://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/
http://www.tvpa.police.uk/