And a very merry Christmas to you too, jindabyne.
I doubt if anybody who supports British industry would argue that BWoS should not have been very generous to those who helped them sell to the Saudis but I would hesitate to approve of what are alleged to be very hefty back-handers of the magnitude that even the Mafia or the drug cartels would kill for.
Incidentally, I understand that Gordon Brown is to take 2% of the latest deal as an 'arrangement fee' - sounds like a similar case of 'bribery' to me!
Happy New Year in which nobody gets found out but Blair leaves!