LabQueen,
I hate to say this, but I'm not entirely sure what your point is here.
This is, granted, a rumour forum, however there is an immense wealth of experienced people who post valid, constructive and more importantly accurate postings here. Some will undoubtebly be wrong, but in the main, a lot of what has been posted is factually correct, albeit a rumour. You are correct in having faith in the BoI, and if you prefer to wait for its outcome then thats fine, but I would therefore suggest you don't read this forum frankly, if you don't want to hear other peoples views.
As for the BoI, I have a limited knowledge of the workings of a BoI, and do not profess to be up-to-speed on them, however I do believe that the report will be as comprehensive as possible, and certainly 'the Wincos' explanation of them and what the job of the board seems correct from what I can remember. Da4orce, your comment about the signing off of the report? you suggest that the government are somehow involved in this process? I'm afraid you are incorrect Sir. The report goes from the board, initially to the Station Cdr, then the AOC and then finally to CAS (perhaps via ACAS also) but at no stage is the government involved. The SoS will most definately get to read the report, but he certainly does not 'sign it off'
This thread has cast doubts over the real reason for the intervention of an MP in the loss of the Nimrod. Tappers Dad has also come in for a bit of unwarranted attention, and those responsible for these personal attacks should be ashamed of themselves. Tappers Dad, perhaps more than anyone on this forum, has a fundamental right to seek the truth about the accident and has the right to ask some far-fetching questions about the tragic loss of his son and the others on XV230. Those who question that right need to stop for a second and think about what they would do in his position, and I for one would do exactly the same.
The same applies to this MP quite frankly. He is the MP for the Tappers, and is doing what we all pay him to do, and that is to represent us in parliament. I don't care what his underlying motives may or may not be. As far as I'm concerened, he is doing his job representing the Tappers, and we should all be grateful for that. I haven't heard too many other MPs kicking off about this or other losses in the Gulf - have you?
TSM