Tim, you will recall that Marshall Aerospace was recently awarded a £1.52 BILLION contract for the Hercules Integrated Operational Support programme? Well, Lord 'Larry' Drayson, MinDP reckons that this will save the British taxpayer some £171 MILLION over 24 years.
Now, Marshall Aerospace themselves will probably receive about 33% of the HIOS dosh - so surely they could find it in themselves to part with the minute amount, in those terms, which would be needed to keep the 558 programme?
Vulcan Murdered by Greed - that wouldn't make pretty
PR....