"You may have given up with me, Bismark, many others have. I will not give up though until the MAA and MAAIB are separate and independent of the MOD. "
And then what happens?
Whilst your aim is laudable, there is a real danger in applying standards so strictly that the UK's Mil Aircraft won't be able to take off. At which point you might as well disband the RAF. Perfect is the enemy of good enough, and to be brutal, the loss of 'x' number of Servicemen and women a year is probably an acceptable loss rate when considering the wider effect the RAF/FAA/AAC provide. And let me be absolutely clear, whilst my sympathies lie with the families in each case, we sign up with unlimited liability; if you are not willing to explain to your loved ones what that means then it's your call....