Thor Nogson
You wrote << Although the you present a coherent set of circumstances, and even if it is true, I can't see the MOD admitting they have been lying for all this time. And if it was a state sanctioned murder as you go on to postulate, I think there is even less likelihood of anyone admitting to that>>
The first step would be to get a concensus view by a body representing the interested parties; if you say that even if you got that far the state cannot be held accountable or will not respond to reasonable concerns anyway then you have a big problem with the regime that you live under – that is why you have a supposedly independent judiciary – in less well managed societies than the “mother of all democracies” the people from time to time attempt to regain control of their countries but, using NI as an example, you can see what they are up against.
Some good could come out of this tragic crash if, had there been any degree of cover up in any respect, the public were successful in forcing the truth out – it could be an important test case in ensuring future accountability in what is supposed to be a free society – and if unsuccessful, then perhaps the people should reflect ...