Royal Navy forced to lease a German Frigate due to the lack of ships.

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Originally Posted by Goanna01

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Thanks Meleagertoo, an excellent answer that explains a lot. I guess the real question is, how do you fix a mess like that? Who’s responsible? Is it the politicians, the civil servants, the top brass or is there plenty of blame to go around?

The biggest problem is that there is no real will to do anything about it, political or otherwise. Lots of people talk about reforming the system, etc., but that is all it is: talk. The politicians don't want to do anything about it as it will mean either raising taxes or cuts in areas that will cost them votes, and the vast majority of civil servants and contractors working in the system are well and truly on board the Gravy Train and stand to lose the most.