BV,
I am reluctant to say it but you appear to have a chip on your shoulder.
When you say
we could quite easily blame our forebears for handing us a sh1t sandwich couldn’t we? One that we’ve had to sort out without any help from the ‘experts’
please don't include the many of us close to the coal face who tried to stop the "sh1t sandwich" from happening.
Equally, there are many who genuinely would like to help. Believe or not but after 41 years fast jet/multi eng flying one becomes attached and maintains a strong interest. We are saddened that some Senior Officers sold their souls. Difficult to know how a few manage to sleep at night.
It is fully understood that many are working very hard to make it work, however, many things are flawed from the outset!