Indeed, well said Burtonwood Aviator.
When you say
Maybe ‘Chilcot’ will be asked to do a report on what has brought this sorry state of affairs about.
may I recommend the Nimrod Review by Charles Haddon-Cave QC. In your mind, substitute "Nimrod" with "gliders" and it says it all. The necessary internal reports were written many years ago and buried, but when handed to H-C he lent his support to their conclusions. You will see that, if implemented, this sorry state of affairs would have been avoided.