FV - that almost seems to be the case! Along with collusion from on high, perhaps? "I'll put in a good word for your consortium if you see me right with a nice little 'advisory' job or 'non-executive directorship' when I retire with my nice big pension......."??
Disturbed to read the MoD Press release on the FSTA ITN response which crows about 'the MOD's biggest PFI deal' and goes on to say 'if the PFI remains the best solution.....' NO conclusion has been reached about whether the widely-criticised PPP mechanism will form the basis for our future AAR capability!! But the suits seem to be taking it as a fait-accompli; perhaps that's because Trust-me Tony has a complete timetable of all the crummy little diamond-protecting wars he's going to get us snarled up in over the next 25 years?
I repeat; PPP for core military capabilities - it's complete boŁŁocks!
[ 17 July 2001: Message edited by: BEagle ]