Originally Posted by
Heathrow Harry
Regretfully we are faced with an enormous short-fall in resources
What do you suggest cutting going forward so we have enough cash to run the carriers and their associated air wing?
Yes, the shortfall is pretty bad. It comes on top of low and/or shrinking GDP, huge political demands for other finance and a very low public perception of the need for classic Defence spending.
The problems for MOD spending are made worse by the lumping-in of peripheral "defence" spending (to account for 2%), failure to achieve any of the previous "efficiency" savings, and the required growth of cyber/terror costs in a "cost neutral" "Defence" review.
The question of "what should be cut instead then?" has been continually ducked by many who support the continued funding of the QEc capability. I predict that any response will be either, "we must push the Gov for more funding" or, "cut back unnecessary costs", ie hollow out!
OAP