One also has to ask, what did the Secretary of State for defence have to say about the deficiencies of equipment, did he make his unease felt also the Chief of the Defence Staff and their logistics chiefs say about inadequate equipment.
Now we have had this case, will equipment be sold off after the present operations, such as Jackal and Mastiff or will they be held in equipment stores, similarly clothing and protective equipment. Now that would make the bean counters unhappy.