http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2090-1775078,00.html
"SCOTLAND'S police forces face being merged unless they drastically reduce their running costs, one of the country's most senior officers has warned. John Vine, chief constable of Tayside police, said all eight forces had been told by Cathy Jamieson, the justice minister, that they must make substantial savings or face radical restructuring. "
