THE Scottish Government is coming under increasing political pressure from Whitehall to put back its “dumb” plan to amalgamate the British Transport Police and Police Scotland until after the 2021 Holyrood elections in order to have enough time to come up with a workable merger. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16190849.Whitehall_wants___39_dumb__39__police_merger_to_be_delayed/?ref=rss