08 July 2009

Greased lightning

What the Ministry of Defence is not. You don't necessarily expect them to move quickly, but this amounts to dragging it out. The Independent reports:
The Government has announced it will set up the first strategic defence review in 11 years to shape the future of Britain's armed forces at a time of military commitment abroad and economic hardship at home.
However the final process is not due to start until after the next general election and the Conservatives said they would have their own agenda for the review if they won government.
Ministry of Defence officials have spent eight months preparing for a wide-ranging study. The Defence Secretary, Bob Ainsworth, told the Commons yesterday that a Green Paper would be published next year setting out the parameters of the review.

If you need a review, why not get on and do it?

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