If the message or event is deeply uncomfortable for someone in the higher echelons then the retribution can be brutal, even if someone is expressing an airworthiness concern.
Spot On.
This site
https://sites.google.com/site/militaryairworthiness/
has published the evidence and named the DE&S secretariat at Abbey Wood who
continues to brief against people who express airworthiness concerns. Will Wg Cdr Spry care to comment?