Hilarious, the Merlin did not 'do' JPR in the first place. It merely played around the periphery
Accurate if not a little harsh. 28 went through the process to become validated as a UK JPR capability; the following day the capability was put into abeyance by the RAF senior leadership / politicians. As I recall, it was largely a political exercise so someone could stand up in Parliament and say we had the capability, although I guess it's true to say that for as long as the guys that checked out in role remained on sqn there was some sort of understanding of the role and requirements, if not the ability to actually do much with that understanding. Hardly the fault of the aircraft, sqn or crews.
We, UK Plc will never do JPR, certainly not in its full guise. We do not have the cash or the assets
Yep. Agree with that 100%. You could probably also add political risk appetite to carry out JPR sorties to that list.