andy97

Ex WAFU Tiff, ex Seaman Officer, ex IA & J2; believes in “Jointery”. Wolves, motorsport (Caterham racer & Escort Mk2 rallying ) & golf addict.

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@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?

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@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.

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@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.

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@AC_NavalHistory @gjb70 Govt by “Treasury veto”

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@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!!

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@RickParfittJnr Turn it in to a race car & get back out racing again in the morgan challenge, just for fun!!

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@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!

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@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.

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@Amyr8eyg @joenuge @nbc4i @MemorialGolf Match play

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@vicderbyshire Should have been National Security Adviser - clearly a great talent, gone too soon.

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@thinkdefence We used to have a Ministry of Supply - were they any better?

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@bbcnickrobinson @BBCr4today @bbcnickrobinson - is there any chance of editing together his contributions and putting them out as a podcast?

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@FennellJW No age

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@StevenCross81 Its not that long ago since we played the last match of the season in next season’s kit.

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@rbraccountant @BuyEnglishMade They also own East Mids Airport & Stansted.

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@MaximumAttackDT Hope all goes well

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@MtarfaL @TomSharpe134 Agreed - HADR, Role 2/3 hospitals, refrigeration, fuel/ water transportation, power generation modules, workshops, diving, survey etc etc

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@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.

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@FennellJW Thats far more than “worrying”.
Hoping for a miracle.