Best must have best.OUR armed forces deserve better than the expensive, inadequate and late equipment so often delivered by the Ministry of Defence. Buying everything from bullets and boots to fighter jets and aircraft carriers has been a disaster zone for far too long. It was awful under the Tories, as successive reports to Parliament prove, and Labour's failed to fix a system that's clearly broken. The pounds 35billion backlog Backlog The total value of sales orders waiting to be fulfilled. Notes: This figure is used mainly in the manufacturing industry. Increases or decreases in a company's backlog indicate the future direction of sales and earnings. itemised by an internal report is unacceptable when we are locked in a bloody war in Afghanistan Afghanistan (ăfgăn`ĭstăn', ăfgän'ĭstän`), officially Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, republic (2005 est. pop. 29,929,000), 249,999 sq mi (647,497 sq km), S central Asia. . Privatisation Noun 1. privatisation - changing something from state to private ownership or control denationalisation, denationalization, privatization social control - control exerted (actively or passively) by group action isn't the answer - particularly when it's private companies who are responsible for the costly delays. But let us hope the latest embarrassment will finally prod Defence Ministers into action. We are immensely proud of our armed forces, man for man easily the best in the world. The finest soldiers deserve the best weapons and protection money can buy so, please, sort it out once and for all. |
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