Some of the comments are interesting; particularly;
Deborah Young wrote:
This just highlights yet again the chaos at the heart of the Brown Government- god help us. There is no strategy, vision or logic to what they are doing it is all panic, cuts and chaos. Some ministers are more interested in saving themselves than running Government at the moment. The MoD has run out of money and is implementing cuts from top to bottom. It has stopped recruiting, having spent thousands advertising and selecting people for jobs. Staff cannot travel, but the IT cannot reliably support video conferencing. There is a complete lack of political leadership.
Well, I can't argue against her.