At a time when our forces are clearly overstretched and HMG doesn't look like giving up on the curious notion that the UK is still a top global military power, is now the right time to make cuts?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8413135.stm
Especially when this sort of massively costly ineptitude seems to be a regular occurrence:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle4061330.ece
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The Ministry of Defence has spent more than £500 million on eight Chinook helicopters that have never been flown as a result of “one of the most incompetent procurements of all time”, an audit has concluded.
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/c...ghanistan.html
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In fact, far from being mortified by the sheer magnitude of their ministry's incompetence, officials have awarded themselves £47 million in bonuses for their performance this year.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8413789.stm
The NAO report highlighted the serious cost of delays such as that involved in the project for the new Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carrier:
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It has been put back to save £450m over four years - but auditors say that will eventually increase costs by £1.12bn.... ...the cost of the 15 biggest military projects had increased by £1.2bn in 2008-9 alone, and £733m of that was down to deliberate delays.
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