A reduced service is better than none at all
jayteeto - I agree, but it is all about how much reduced that service is - otherwise we end up with a shiny veneer of capability with no substance to back it up and the first time it is tested it will fail.
If that isn't a vote-loser I don't know what is - it is the same sort of thing as the Labour opposition banging on about how the Govt aren't doing the right things to recover from the mess they (Labour) put us in. Who wants to lay claim to having created a f*cked-up SAR system from a very good one?
I agree the Spanish regulators have a lot to answer for but they doubtless bowed under political pressure to keep up appearances at minimum cost.