@thinkdefence Thought that question was what SDR was meant to answer.
Fantasy fleets r a problem but so are fantasy commitments. Yes we have to do better, but we should ask the politicians what commitments they want to give up - CASD, NATO, Overseas Territories, AUKUS, ME & Indo-Pacific etc?
@MtarfaL@DefenceGeek Reeves seems to be more of a CS mandarin than the CS mandarins, but what projects has she/ HMT ever delivered?
Disaster written all over it; time for a “Ministry of Project Mgmt” for major projects?
HMT should not be allowed to have de facto veto over govt policy & the PM.
@niuclasach79535@edwardstrngr65@JohnHealey_MP The MoD are V poor at PM as are DfT & other govt depts. But i have no faith HMT r any better; what projects have they delivered? HMTs role is to provide the (ring fenced) money; perhaps we need a “ministry for PM” to actually deliver stuff to budget? & keep politics out of it.
@RickParfittJnr Come to think of it, i do know a chap who is selling either his 4.6 litre Rover +8 or 3.5 litre ARV6 race cars. I can put you in touch!!
@LOS_Fisher If the Treasury thinks it can do better then perhaps it should take over responsibility for all major projects - HS2, GCAP, Hinkley Pt etc.
We will know who to blame then.
Be careful what you wish for!
@PolitlcsUK@thetimes Bizarre logic to cut defence spending in real terms at a point where the world is increasingly unstable, because the world is demonstrably unstable.
@BikerDad67 I dont think there is a training/reverse race issue in Police but i dont understand how Police attend the scene of an alleged race crime & dont wonder why the “abused” is standing up & alleged assailant is lying on floor not moving.