MoD must find over £1bn in savings
So for the sake of £1Bn it looks like DIS is all but dead and the MoD is seriously contemplating abandonning the UK domestic helicopter industry, having only what seems like 5 mins ago signed a long term partnering arrangement with Westlands. This is surely not going to happen is it?
Did anyone one else notice today on the news that increases in oil prices alone will lead to a £2Bn extra in tax revenue this year alone (thats not extra tax due to revenue changes, just unplanned for extra income as it is partially calculated as % on top of the market price of oil).
Did anyone one else notice today on the news that increases in oil prices alone will lead to a £2Bn extra in tax revenue this year alone (thats not extra tax due to revenue changes, just unplanned for extra income as it is partially calculated as % on top of the market price of oil).
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I would suggest that those seriously interested read Cpt_Pugwash's Post carefuly as he makes some good points. As an in service support wallah, I think the amalgamation with the DPA was a good thing. We never manage to do something simple simply, though. There were a few truly bone sub initiatives and Cpt_Pugwash has spotted a good one.
Concur.
Without decent costings the whole acquisitions shebang will come to a grinding halt (sub-plot maybe?). Knowing some of the PFG lads as I did, the issue was partly what they were allowed to do, partly what they weren't funded or trained to do (eg call the likes of Big And Expensive Ships on some of their pricing assumptions) and some bits of silliness like assuming 7M manhours are required to build a tanker.
As ever with MoD, tasked to do something but not funded, equipped or trained to deliver it all.
Without decent costings the whole acquisitions shebang will come to a grinding halt (sub-plot maybe?). Knowing some of the PFG lads as I did, the issue was partly what they were allowed to do, partly what they weren't funded or trained to do (eg call the likes of Big And Expensive Ships on some of their pricing assumptions) and some bits of silliness like assuming 7M manhours are required to build a tanker.
As ever with MoD, tasked to do something but not funded, equipped or trained to deliver it all.
