Like your previous post I'm tempted to ask "So what?" If your duties encompass flight safety and are being compromised by the government, the treasury, the SoS, your boss, or Old Mother Riley, whoever, what have you done about it? Have you protested, have you carried on anyway doing what should be done and damn the consequences, would you resign? Every one who serves a discreditable policy that directly undermines flight safety may one day have to live with the knowledge that an accident such as is subject of this thread resulted. Never mind whether we have armed forces worth a damn in 5 years or 25 years, that is for others. If you are responsible for Airworthiness provision now, then that is your priority. That it cannot be done within the intrigue of the MOD I do not doubt, that is why it must be removed from its control as a matter of urgency and passed to an MAA who will enforce it.