In 1997 I was banned by the then Stn Cdr from speaking to anybody about expressing my views about Nimrod 2000 ("This project will end in tears") and I was not the only one.
As were many in London! I'm absolutely certain of that because the meeting that flagged it to the 2 Star was held in St Giles Court Room 303 and we moved to ABW in July 1996.
However, as a taxpayer I beg to differ that this point is moot now. The notion that it was an SDSR decision conveniently diverts attention from the fact MoD p##### upwards of £4Bn down the drain and those responsible were rewarded with gongs and advancement. It has to be made very clear that the decision was inevitable, and had been predicted by very many, for many years. As that dreadful woman Cooper would say "SDSR was a good way of burying bad news".