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Old 22nd Nov 2017, 09:23
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Originally Posted by BEagle
'Different budgets', I believe is the expression.

Back when VVIPs used the VC10 for overseas jaunts, the Foreign Office only repaid a fraction of the true cost - so for every such flight the MoD budget suffered a loss.

Perhaps it's different now?
Perhaps it is.

Like it or not Brexit is happening so let's give David Davis everything he needs to make things easier for him to negotiate the very best deal possible, in comparison with the "Divorce bill" the cost of RAF Air transport is fractions of peanuts.

......and since you are prattling on about the German concept of plebiscite prohibition, take a look at the Swiss system, which is such an integral part of the hugely successful, peaceful, and prosperous country.
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