Hardly Misty.
It merely reflects that the Express and Star are too scared to allow comments.
Mind you, I'm sure if other papers run the story, comments will result.
Comments may indeed result, but is that the pertinent point?
Unless SY and the Home Office are both a complete shambles, then the case has been made for an extension, with funding, and it has gained approval.
Presumably, someone on OG presented a case that valid lines of enquiry remained, and what was required to investigate them? Perhaps DCI Nicola Wall, but we don't know.
That almost certainly went higher up for approval. It might be Duthie, but that does not strike me as sufficiently high in SY.
Then the file/request went to the Home Office for approval and funds.
As to who approved this request, I have not got a clue, nor do I care.
What I am not seeing is some sort of conspiracy theory here, between OG, SY and the Home Office.
It is much easier to conclude, IMO, that OG/SY detailed further work and the cost thereof, and the Home Office looked at it and decided it was reasonable, therefore approved the proposal.
Of course, I have no idea what 'the proposal' actually is.
