Good news or a lie?

A rationalisation of repair work on RAF Harrier and Tornado jets has saved the Ministry of Defence £1.4 billion and cut the time needed to fix damaged planes, according to a new report.

Operational availability of Harriers, which was already below the required level, dipped at the outset of the change programme in 2003, but since the end of last year the number of planes fit for action has met the RAF's targets, said the National Audit Office report.

Congratulations to the government, well not really. At first I did think this was something good that they did but then I remember that almost half of their transport aircraft in the war zones are unsafe to fly. If they were doing a good job don’t you think we would have many more aircraft ready to fly? Do you think it would take 7 hours to evacuate wounded soldiers?

If the military have saved money why wasn’t it spent on giving our soldiers whatever they need to complete the job in the war zones that they are in?