..and there was me thinking they would be on the case immediately to sort out any potential trouble....that is the purpose of the phone line is it not?
how is a reference number and cctv going to stop another parsons green type event?...they are tools for dealing with aftermath, not crime in progress.
They had from the time I reported it having left Finsbury Park to when it arrived at King's Cross. I was hoping they'd have police there by then, but sadly not. I was contacted with a request for a detailed description after he'd gone, but I've since had contact from someone saying it's the same person as seen elsewhere in the core on another day. So I am sure with a check of CCTV, they'll have a good lead.
In an ideal world, they'd have got him there and then, but if they pick him up at a later stage and realise it's the same person, they can perhaps do him for multiple instances. Maybe they've already checked CCTV to identify his movements?
As for your reference to Parsons Green, I reported him as being a tissue seller. I didn't say I thought he might have some improvised explosive. I'd rather hope that had I said that, they'd have dropped everything to attend.