The lead story in The Times of Tuesday 14 December has to be read to be believed. On pages 1 and 6-8 the paper reveals contents of a report by Deloitte on incompetence, ineptitude and profligacy in the MoD on a scale almost too large to grasp. Ten key and equally disastrous projects are enumerated. These are Nimrod MRA4, QEC aircraft carriers, Chinook Mk3, FSTA, FRES, Landing Ship Dock, Eurofighter Typhoon, Astute nuclear subs, Type 45 destroyers and A400M.
It is impossible to reproduce the article here but I hope you will want to see for yourself even if you need to use the Times online service which, scandalously, they charge for. Our service personnel struggle in far-flung combat zones for lack of appropriate equipment and, occasionally, supply whilst the most appalling decisions are made by politicians, civil servants and industry here in the UK, in Europe and in the USA.
The government (and previous governments), the MoD (past and present), contractors and suppliers must all be held to account. They must be made to explain how a toxic mix of incompetence, dithering, political expedience and greed led us to where we are today.
An Image For The Moment
An Image For The Moment - Kjosfossen - dedicated to Matt, a friend
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