It seemeth to my simple eyes there is a solution to many problems here, Cas, his replacement and the oppo's from t'other sevices (dark blue and pongo brownjob) should all sit round a table and agree on three things :
a gold seal united plan, where they all get everything.
a silver seal united plan, where they each have to sacrifice a big shiny but keep the rest.
an oh sh$t plan where the kitty is empty and they have massive overcommitments and have to shoehorn it out of what there is.
The three of them then go to CDS, take him up to Aunty Betty, salute smartly and inform her we are no longer capable. She can then take he royal coach down to no 10 and turf the one eyed nostril miner out on his unelected jock ear. Then a side trip to whitehall ( with an axe)
If we are being run by bean counters then you have to out beancounter them.....
Back on thread now, Whenever Torpy leaves (and I admit I do not care for his hand on the train's controls) so long as he has made it better as much as is possible then ok, I do however suspect he has not.........
Pension over troops???