Jag Patel

Shortcomings in the defence procurement process laid bare. Tells it exactly how it is – no lies, no spin. Plus, offers intellectually robust solutions.

[Jag Patel @JagPatel3]

The story of #AJAX AFV programme is one of gross incompetence, chronic mismanagement & extremely poor workmanship.

What @govuk does not want to admit is that, sooner or later, termination of this programme is a dead certainty.
https://t.co/kjgFmRiVxa

[Jag Patel @JagPatel3]

At a time when there is all this talk about raising #defence spending to 3.5% and even 5%, one should know that Defence cannot contribute anything to the UK government’s #industrial strategy or its growth mission.

https://t.co/cKdRs1BECp

[Jag Patel @JagPatel3]

My maiden Substack post: A highly relevant and topical issue.

What is the point of spending more on defence?

https://t.co/NoU9nINg5y

[Douglas Carswell🇬🇧🇺🇸 @DouglasCarswell]

Big implications for UK defense procurement. Trump's guy is calling time on the procurement scam ....

[Jag Patel @JagPatel3]

NEW: @LordsIRCom has published my submission in connection with its inquiry into Implications of the war in #Ukraine for UK Defence.

It finds that instead of spending more on #defence, @GOVUK has cut #DefenceHQ’s budget by £2.5bn in the current FY2024-25.
https://t.co/wRgag0r9dp

[Jag Patel @JagPatel3]

Any #defense equipment designed & developed using private #capital, like RoadRunner produced by @PalmerLuckey’s @anduriltech, is likely to deliver what it says on the side of the tin, because it will have seen technical problems dealt with as they arise.
https://t.co/0gWF8OgTMs

[Jag Patel @JagPatel3]

The #Dreadnought nuclear submarines were meant to serve as a deterrent to those who would wish to do harm to the UK, but they have ended up posing a threat to the *financial* security of this country. #defence

My comment in @FT today.
https://t.co/6dTLwoiGJF

[Jag Patel @JagPatel3]

Domestic contractors are finding it hard to recruit skilled workers, notwithstanding the phenomenal amounts of money being committed into these submarines.

Apart from low-pay, why are these people shunning a career in the #defence #manufacturing industry?
https://t.co/UTHXpANSXL

[Jag Patel @JagPatel3]

NEW: @CommonsNIAC has published my written submission in connection with its inquiry into #Defence Spending in #NorthernIreland.
It says spending is likely to be on a downward trajectory.
This is only a snapshot, the full paper can be download from here⬇️
https://t.co/sBtmOER6kR

[Jag Patel @JagPatel3]

The story of #AJAX is one of gross incompetence, chronic mismanagement & appallingly poor performance.

There is only one issue is at the heart of this record of underwhelming performance, people – that is failing people.

My comment in @FT today. #defence
https://t.co/RNB9iyRieT

[Jag Patel @JagPatel3]

NEW: @CommonsPAC publishes written evidence submitted by me, in connection with its inquiry into @DefenceHQ’s Equipment Plan 2023-2033.

This is only a snapshot, but the full paper can be download from here⬇️
https://t.co/DkeCR48zDF

[Jag Patel @JagPatel3]

@DefenceHQ has a problem with counting its #weapons systems.

The more secretively it works, the more incompetent it becomes.

The fact of the matter is that #secrecy breeds incompetence, whilst openness breeds competence.

My comment in today's @FT.
https://t.co/VbXTMMB3lD

[Jag Patel @JagPatel3]

In the #AutumnStatement, the Chancellor of the Exchequer @Jeremy_Hunt has done the right thing by not giving any more money to @DefenceHQ because he fears it will simply be frittered away.

My comment in today's @FinancialTimes. @NAOorguk #hmtreasury
https://t.co/gHPlsQ6u2B

[Jag Patel @JagPatel3]

Institutional investors are shunning defence contractors’ shares.
The time has come to consider replacing public funds spent on procuring #defence equipment with private #capital to ease the burden on the public purse.
My comment in today's @FinancialTimes
https://t.co/Y9nbRohXmY

[Jag Patel @JagPatel3]

NEW: @CommonsDefence has published my written submission in connection with its inquiry into Future Aviation Capabilities.

There are signs that @DefenceHQ has learned lessons from its recent procurement disasters.

Check out the full pdf paper here⬇️
https://t.co/WG3oH1O2wK

[Jag Patel @JagPatel3]

NEW: @CommonsBTC has published my written submission in connection with its inquiry into Export-led growth.

Far from contributing to #export-led growth, the #defence industry in the UK has become a drag on the economy.

Download the full pdf paper here⬇️
https://t.co/psBoKMQjgv

[ConservativeHome @ConHome]

Mark Francois: Why @grantshapps must urgently fix our broken defence procurement system https://t.co/5Zx0N3C6Fa

[Jag Patel @JagPatel3]

The UK Minstry of #Defence @DefenceHQ has persisted with a big lie at the heart of its organisational #mission – that it procures equipment that constitutes value for money.

It doesn’t. Here is the reason why.

My comment in today's @FinancialTimes.
https://t.co/HpaXr9nOjJ

[Jag Patel @JagPatel3]

Public subsidies handed out to #defence equipment suppliers is the reason why they have #failed so miserably, to deliver equipment to the Armed Forces which is fit for purpose, adequately sustained in-service and constitutes value for money through-life.
https://t.co/zY7MygDpMQ

[Jag Patel @JagPatel3]

Western countries are getting feedback on how their #military equipment is performing on the battlefield in #Ukraine.

But it is unlikely that lessons learnt will be incorporated into legacy equipment via modifications to eliminate shortcomings.

Why?
https://t.co/o6gNM5jYlP