Well,
we seem to afford politicians and budget fiddlers/ bean counters aplenty while our soldiers are actually putting their lives not careers on the neck - but they are unlikely to vote tory,- if they do it will be only for ' a chang & they will be sadly disappointed if they survive & remember their advanced - i.e. up to date - vehicle programme was 'put on hold' in order to fund the CVF - the real villians here are politicians- of any flavour, - remember Thatcher was about to sell off HMS Invicible until it saved her political arse -
'We' seem able to come with an instant £50 billion for banks, while our soldiers are left with crap vehichles while we talk about CVF, JSF some long distance -i.e. beyond voting distance ahead - & I have doubt any change would make any difference...
OUR services have a reputution for 'making the best with whatever crap they are given'
That doesn't work in the 21'st Century...
Last edited by Double Zero; 24th Jun 2008 at 12:59.