Thanks Tuc,
and as for Herc - U - Lease
The only people to blame are, either rightly or wrongly, the politicians, who make the calls for the good of wider economy, and ineffective management for letting the contractor fail or allowing reqm’t changes when it really is too late in the project.
Quite right. I note that most of my recent posts (those since 1901, approx) tend to speak ill of politicians, but the simple fact is that these are the people supposedly empowered - at no small cost - to supervise departments/ministries and to make policy decisions. If BAEs, for example, run rings around us on contract after contract, then it is ultimately the politicians in charge of the relevant departments who have failed to provide oversight and leadership.
Perhaps we should consider the idea of appointing our political leadership on some other, new criteria, other than 'best in breed' at the local dog beauty contest?
Dave