Mileandahalf
I agree the thread should stick to verifiable facts, and not speculate or sling mud.
The stage we are at now is pre-inquest and pre-QC review.
Some indisputable facts are;
- ACM Loader stated (reiterated) that airworthiness regs are not applied properly. This prompted SoS to admit liability and order the review.
- In doing so, SoS disagreed with his junior Ministers who, after the accident, are on record as stating the regs ARE implemented properly.
- The relevant MoD(PE) / DPA 2 Star ruled, in writing, that implementing these regs is optional, and seeking to implement a specific part of them is a disciplinary offence.
- CDP upheld this ruling, in writing. As did above Junior Ministers.
All the above documents are either personal letters, obtained under FoI or published on the MoD website. Nowhere do I mention RAF or BAeS. I’ll let the QC sort that lot out. MoD won’t.