LOL these sorts of threads tend to denigrate into a Brits Bashing exercise followed by anti Brit Freepers and Brit freepers such as myself and others engaging in a flame war in which we Brits always win, because the other side after mouthing a few rote learned comments run off defeated by pure facts.
Criticizing the left in Britain shouldn't be construed as "Brit Bashing" unless you think the left represents all of Britain. We likewise criticize the actions of the left in America and no one here generally construes that as "anti-American." The converse is usually true.
What kind of dumbass commander would send a bulldozer out on a job like this at night?