General discussion about the latest news (not search related)

[Erngath]

I suppose in this case the stakeholders are the CPS and the Home Office, both of whom will be used to making pragmatic decisions based on reality  rather than emotion.

Exactly and so far they have agreed to extra funding, presumably because they have been presented with reasons to do so.

[Sunny]

Exactly and so far they have agreed to extra funding, presumably because they have been presented with reasons to do so.

Interesting choice of words Erngath.  Surely Scotland Yard would have found their own investigative reasons for wanting to continue the investigation rather that be "presented with reasons" IMO

[Mr Gray]

Interesting choice of words Erngath.  Surely Scotland Yard would have found their own investigative reasons for wanting to continue the investigation rather that be "presented with reasons" IMO

Erngarth is talking about the Home Office... Not SY

[Brietta]

I suppose in this case the stakeholders are the CPS and the Home Office, both of whom will be used to making pragmatic decisions based on reality  rather than emotion.

In my opinion Madeleine's case was already a cold case when the decision was taken to reactivate it because there was sufficient evidence to do so.

If police opinion based on the work they are doing is that evidence exists to justify that there is still work to be done on Madeleine's case ... which the request for a continuation of funding would appear to support ... then it raises the dilemma for the Home Secretary of justifying cancelling at the eleventh hour a still solvable case despite the money already spent on it.

Very much a case of spoiling the ship for a ha'porth of tar ~ springs to mind.

[jassi]

In my opinion Madeleine's case was already a cold case when the decision was taken to reactivate it because there was sufficient evidence to do so.

If police opinion based on the work they are doing is that evidence exists to justify that there is still work to be done on Madeleine's case ... which the request for a continuation of funding would appear to support ... then it raises the dilemma for the Home Secretary of justifying cancelling at the eleventh hour a still solvable case despite the money already spent on it.

Very much a case of spoiling the ship for a ha'porth of tar ~ springs to mind.

There would seem every possibility of it never being solved.  IMO

[Brietta]

Exactly and so far they have agreed to extra funding, presumably because they have been presented with reasons to do so.

Extra funding would not be granted without justification.  The police would not be making the request without being able to present that justification.

In my opinion, but just common sense.

[Brietta]

There would seem every possibility of it never being solved.  IMO

There seems to be every chance it could be solved.  It almost certainly will not happen if we revert to the police investigation being cancelled for any reason apart from having reached the end of the evidence trail.

[Erngath]

Erngarth is talking about the Home Office... Not SY

Indeed.

[Erngath]

Extra funding would not be granted without justification.  The police would not be making the request without being able to present that justification.

In my opinion, but just common sense.

My reasoning for quite some time.

[faithlilly]

My reasoning for quite some time.

And mine.

[slartibartfast]

And mine.

Logical

[Mr Gray]

My reasoning for quite some time.

Mine, too

[Gertrude]

Funding not agreed, according to some sources.  'No Request Made'

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/7249512/madeleine-mccann-met-police-home-office-funding-search/

[faithlilly]

Funding not agreed, according to some sources.  'No Request Made'

Seems Madeleine disappeared rather than was abducted.

[Venturi Swirl]

Seems Madeleine disappeared rather than was abducted.

LOL, according to the Sun, a paper you despise and which according to your avatar is full of lies, gotta love it!