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by tomuk
18 Apr 2024, 23:36
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
Replies: 19308
Views: 9618650
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Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion

Repulse wrote: 18 Apr 2024, 22:40 No need to make up classes just for the sake of it.
:roll:
by tomuk
18 Apr 2024, 22:33
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
Replies: 19308
Views: 9618650
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Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion

Why accept this position as given? Other yards building modules, hell with support could even build complete T26s under licence. Equally T83s can be built by multiple yards. What yards could build a complete T26 under license in the UK? Babcock - Possible. In theory but would two direct competitors...
by tomuk
18 Apr 2024, 20:11
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Labour's likely defence policy
Replies: 86
Views: 689
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Re: Labour's likely defence policy

RunningStrong wrote: 18 Apr 2024, 18:46 They're a result of central government choices.
None of those choices have been made or at least informed by senior NHS executives like former Chief Exec of NHS England Sir Simon Stevens and his cadre?
by tomuk
18 Apr 2024, 20:06
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Labour's likely defence policy
Replies: 86
Views: 689
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Re: Labour's likely defence policy

Have you looked at the rest of the Shrewsbury and Telford Trust its a dumpster fire and it isn't the only trust like it either in NHS England as for Scotland and Wales, well. You are in complete denial. Denial of what exactly? Because I'm all for pointing out the failings of the NHS, fire away by a...
by tomuk
18 Apr 2024, 20:01
Forum: British Army
Topic: RBSL Challenger 3 (Future) Main Battle Tank (British Army)
Replies: 357
Views: 74505
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Re: RBSL Challenger 3 (Future) Main Battle Tank (British Army)

sol wrote: 18 Apr 2024, 19:13
Is somebody going to tell him that the gun is from the fatherland rather than Nottingham?
by tomuk
18 Apr 2024, 19:57
Forum: Joint Service
Topic: Directed Energy Weapons
Replies: 55
Views: 4879
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Re: Directed Energy Weapons

PS still think that debugging a system on a deployed warship isn't the smartest idea around. After all, that was the approach taken with the Type 45 propulsion system. Saved oodles on money not testing it out onshore first. (Buff)Hoon must be very proud :roll: Type 45 propulsion system was tested o...
by tomuk
17 Apr 2024, 21:47
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
Replies: 19308
Views: 9618650
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Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion

This isn't the topic to discuss the Type 31. Posts deleted. Fair enough, though it was in the context of T26 numbers, and a desire from some to fill in any gap to sell to Norway with cheap T31s. I guess I will have to wait once more for someone to explain what is the priority requirement for GP fri...
by tomuk
17 Apr 2024, 21:45
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Labour's likely defence policy
Replies: 86
Views: 689
United Kingdom

Re: Labour's likely defence policy

You are having a laugh, aren't you? No, but obviously you are. Why is it people roll our the personal (no, second hand) anecdotes when shown the facts. And yet they are complicit in the alleged wrong doing, or it's clearly a pile of nonsense. The NHS is one of the most highly audited organisations ...
by tomuk
17 Apr 2024, 21:24
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
Replies: 19308
Views: 9618650
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Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion

Shock horror what about some SM6 to go in the Mk41 VLS rather than Aster which don't.* You want to add SM6 to the T31 at almost $5m a missile? Seems unlikely. Not specifically T31, T26 too if we want hypersonic and ballistic on them. What would be cheaper buying from Raytheon or getting MBDA France...
by tomuk
17 Apr 2024, 20:12
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Labour's likely defence policy
Replies: 86
Views: 689
United Kingdom

Re: Labour's likely defence policy

You are having a laugh, aren't you? No, but obviously you are. Why is it people roll our the personal (no, second hand) anecdotes when shown the facts. And yet they are complicit in the alleged wrong doing, or it's clearly a pile of nonsense. The NHS is one of the most highly audited organisations ...
by tomuk
17 Apr 2024, 20:02
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Labour's likely defence policy
Replies: 86
Views: 689
United Kingdom

Re: Labour's likely defence policy

RunningStrong wrote: 17 Apr 2024, 20:01
tomuk wrote: 17 Apr 2024, 18:46 So I take it you work for NHS Wales then? With this link and your previous about health records.
You're definitely not MI, maybe you were MPGS with skills like that?
Well you seemed to have great knowledge of the file sizes of diagnostic imaging.
by tomuk
17 Apr 2024, 20:01
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
Replies: 19308
Views: 9618650
United Kingdom

Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion

Shock horror what about some SM6 to go in the Mk41 VLS rather than Aster which don't.* You want to add SM6 to the T31 at almost $5m a missile? Seems unlikely. Not specifically T31, T26 too if we want hypersonic and ballistic on them. What would be cheaper buying from Raytheon or getting MBDA France...
by tomuk
17 Apr 2024, 19:38
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
Replies: 19308
Views: 9618650
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Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion

….If it is mini-sub in Persian Gulf, how about several dozens of slowish UUVs and USVs with active VDS + TASS, with Sat-Com? If it is in a confined water, emerging UUV/USV technology is a bigger threat against submarine much more than a surface vessel. Sounds like a larger deployment than even a T3...
by tomuk
17 Apr 2024, 18:46
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Labour's likely defence policy
Replies: 86
Views: 689
United Kingdom

Re: Labour's likely defence policy

Now you are just being ridiculous. Since it seems to miss so much, it can't be that good. Do you have an issue with facts? As for the substance of what I said, how do you think these cases were known? People in a position to know did blow the whistle. People did get caught. People did get sanctione...
by tomuk
17 Apr 2024, 18:41
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Labour's likely defence policy
Replies: 86
Views: 689
United Kingdom

Re: Labour's likely defence policy

You are having a laugh, aren't you? No, but obviously you are. Why is it people roll our the personal (no, second hand) anecdotes when shown the facts. And yet they are complicit in the alleged wrong doing, or it's clearly a pile of nonsense. The NHS is one of the most highly audited organisations ...
by tomuk
17 Apr 2024, 18:06
Forum: Joint Service
Topic: Directed Energy Weapons
Replies: 55
Views: 4879
United Kingdom

Re: Directed Energy Weapons

PS still think that debugging a system on a deployed warship isn't the smartest idea around. After all, that was the approach taken with the Type 45 propulsion system. Saved oodles on money not testing it out onshore first. (Buff)Hoon must be very proud :roll: Type 45 propulsion system was tested o...
by tomuk
16 Apr 2024, 21:49
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Labour's likely defence policy
Replies: 86
Views: 689
United Kingdom

Re: Labour's likely defence policy

The whole thing is structured incorrectly. Look at the link you posted, take Australia and UK, looking at OECD figures Aus is spending 16% more on healthcare per head than we are. So more but not an unreasonable difference, about $879 per head. They have 424% more MRIs and CT machines than the NHS,...
by tomuk
16 Apr 2024, 20:05
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Labour's likely defence policy
Replies: 86
Views: 689
United Kingdom

Re: Labour's likely defence policy

I can look out of my living room window and see on my phone why my neighbours car failed it's MOT in 2016, yet my surgeon has to get his secretary to write to another hospital to get my records!!! We've had computer linked banking since the 1970's for Christ's sake... It's absolutely pathetic quite...
by tomuk
16 Apr 2024, 20:03
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Labour's likely defence policy
Replies: 86
Views: 689
United Kingdom

Re: Labour's likely defence policy

The whole thing is structured incorrectly. Look at the link you posted, take Australia and UK, looking at OECD figures Aus is spending 16% more on healthcare per head than we are. So more but not an unreasonable difference, about $879 per head. They have 424% more MRIs and CT machines than the NHS,...
by tomuk
16 Apr 2024, 19:00
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Labour's likely defence policy
Replies: 86
Views: 689
United Kingdom

Re: Labour's likely defence policy

The whole thing is structured incorrectly. Look at the link you posted, take Australia and UK, looking at OECD figures Aus is spending 16% more on healthcare per head than we are. So more but not an unreasonable difference, about $879 per head. They have 424% more MRIs and CT machines than the NHS,...
by tomuk
16 Apr 2024, 18:43
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Labour's likely defence policy
Replies: 86
Views: 689
United Kingdom

Re: Labour's likely defence policy

RunningStrong wrote: 16 Apr 2024, 18:38
tomuk wrote: 16 Apr 2024, 18:29 Yes the NHS needs reform before anymore cash.
That's not how reform works.
Yes it is how proper reform works. Reform with even more cash is just papering over the cracks.
by tomuk
16 Apr 2024, 18:42
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Labour's likely defence policy
Replies: 86
Views: 689
United Kingdom

Re: Labour's likely defence policy

"The NHS is internationally recognised as being one of the most cost efficient health care systems in the world." Noone can say you don't have a sense of humour.... It's just reality. Perhaps you could join us here sometime? https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-analysis/blogs/comparin...
by tomuk
16 Apr 2024, 18:29
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Labour's likely defence policy
Replies: 86
Views: 689
United Kingdom

Re: Labour's likely defence policy

Ok lets go with your view that the NHS is the best thing since sliced bread and can do no wrong and any issues it does have would magically disappear with a bit more cash. How much more money does it need? £5bn\year, £10bn\year, £100bn\year? I've said nothing of the sort. You clearly believe that t...
by tomuk
16 Apr 2024, 16:11
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: SSN-AUKUS Future Astute Replacement (2030s) (RN) [News Only]
Replies: 249
Views: 89177
United Kingdom

Re: SSN-AUKUS Future Astute Replacement (2030s) (RN) [News Only]

https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2024/04/15/aukus-sub-design-deemed-mature-as-nations-debate-top-technologies/ Some comments were quite distraught about the comments in this article about the reactor being a US design, potentially sideswiping UK industry, at least for the design. All UK built subs...
by tomuk
16 Apr 2024, 15:58
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Labour's likely defence policy
Replies: 86
Views: 689
United Kingdom

Re: Labour's likely defence policy

I have but you clearly don't understand it. The link you posted shows the spending in 'real terms' i.e. inflation is accounted for. It confirms on average NHS spending has increased 3.6% a year after inflation. That's after economic inflation (as basket of goods), that's not the inflation that the ...