Tell me Washington, are these f
wits at DARA the same ones that, according to Hansard (if I can be @rsed I'll find a reference), used to turn round Harrier servicings in almost exactly half the time that Cottesmore currently manages???
Quite simply IMHO someone had it in for DARA; just think:
Build mega-million squid hangar then "roll forward" takes all work away from it - therefore no work so close DARA fixed wing and flog off the VC 10 work.
"Roll back" helicopter work to DARA Fleetlands - therefore "bloody 'ell, they've got lotsa work - best close 'em and flog off the rotary work..."
Do I detect a scintilla of less-than-consistent policy here??
ISTM that in MoD the right hand doesn't know what the
right hand's doing......