“Perhaps you could tell us where the money is going and what is more important than flight safety and human life please?”
Winco, you are far too sensible my friend. You’ll never become a Director in DE&S. (And nor will I, for the same reason). The list of things deemed far more important than flight safety and human life is too voluminous to list here, but here’s a few;
IPT breakthrough jollies to plush hotels to be lectured by 18 year olds on how to “bond”.
Daily reports “up” to IPT “Management Boards” who consist almost entirely of junior staff who have never made a decision in their life, and whose only interest is the agenda item “Xmas bash”.
RAB (Random Asset Budgeting) reports to the same non-entities
Fag breaks outside in purpose built shelters designed to stop the rain putting them out.
More seriously; being seen to have a robust process is far more important than having the resource, knowledge, ability and will to actually implement it. And when the said senior staffs don’t know the difference, can’t explain what I’m talking about and have never done it, then we’re really in trouble.