Beagle
fattens the wallets of the self-seeking, ambulance-chasing legal weasels
Sadly, you have, Sir, hit the nail on the head
Tucumseh
Not in DEC, but at the "sharper" end staffing and writing USURs to try and save young blokes lives with things that the RAF can provide - constantly I am told "no money". Sadly some of these guys are young enough to be my sons
Having seen some of the ridicuously painful savings being made under Planning Round 2009 (PR09) and the shadow of even more next year, even 6 figure compensation payouts will bite hard. Furthermore, high "Press Coverage" profile driven modifications will divert the cash away from the more pressing needs of equipment that will be saving lives at the sharp end. The sad thing is, this fact will be lost in the noise and hub-bub of another "big-bad MoD scandal" in the Press.