B*****cks to party politics....
No government has ever been able to control the excesses of the military industrial complex when it come to delivering contracts on time , on budget (and actually performing to spec) and no government ever will in our present society.
Just be content to take the p**s remorselessly as we watch the costs soar and the deadlines drift. Remember that most of the money will just circulate in the economy anyway...except or course for the few billion that gets siphoned off by the rich and powerful. That might irk a bit, but you can get over that by sc**ing the system at every opportunity youself. And of course more p*** taking, when then rich and powerful moralise and lecture us.
**** em all.
edited to add...
I'm not Peston's biggest fan, but if wants to throw a spotlight into the endlessly murky world of defence procurement, good for him.
Last edited by The Old Fat One; 28th Apr 2011 at 11:57.