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BBKing · 04-06-2008, 17:19

Um, as has been pointed out on the Register, anyone who's been paying attention knows that the eight Chinooks is a tiny drop in the ocean of wasted money in recent years*, virtually all of which could have been better spent by a ten year old in a sweetshop.

It's not just the politicians but also the arms industry lobbyists, people who think that UK jobs should be protected at vast public cost (but only if they're in the arms industry) and the MOD civil servants who have a nice retirement package with BAE or AgustaWestland or Qinetiq or similar, if they keep the money flowing.

* It's dwarfed by both the troop training PFI and the future tanker PFI. Oh, and the Astute submarine. And the F-35 JSF. And the Eurofighter....

04-06-2008, 17:19	#3
BBKing R.I.P. Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: London Services: 20Mb VM CM, Virgin TV Posts: 5,983	Re: Another costly MOD cock-up?? Um, as has been pointed out on the Register, anyone who's been paying attention knows that the eight Chinooks is a tiny drop in the ocean of wasted money in recent years, virtually all of which could have been better spent by a ten year old in a sweetshop. It's not just the politicians but also the arms industry lobbyists, people who think that UK jobs should be protected at vast public cost (but only if they're in the arms industry) and the MOD civil servants who have a nice retirement package with BAE or AgustaWestland or Qinetiq or similar, if they keep the money flowing. It's dwarfed by both the troop training PFI and the future tanker PFI. Oh, and the Astute submarine. And the F-35 JSF. And the Eurofighter....