What I like about the UK: • spends a ton of money to upgrade HMS Bulwark, then immediately scraps it. • spends a ton of money to upgrade Puma Helicopters, then immediately scraps them. • spends a ton of money to upgrade Watchekkper, then immediately scraps them. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ - ThreadSky

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noclador.bsky.social • 160 days ago

What I like about the UK:
• spends a ton of money to upgrade HMS Bulwark, then immediately scraps it.
• spends a ton of money to upgrade Puma Helicopters, then immediately scraps them.
• spends a ton of money to upgrade Watchekkper, then immediately scraps them.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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atpgeo.bsky.social•160 days ago

I don't know the details but this could be a good avoidance of the sunk cost fallacy.

scandisceptic.bsky.social•160 days ago

Right, then it was still a big mistake to sink money into it.

atpgeo.bsky.social•160 days ago

If so, that would be on the previous government as these guys have just taken over.

scandisceptic.bsky.social•160 days ago

Oh absolutely.

sctjames.bsky.social•160 days ago

and who can forget Ajax....5 billion euro would have got a lot of CV90's

dreamerofstars.bsky.social•159 days ago

Kinda like they spent a ton of money upgrading Nimrods (MRA-4), then immediately scrapped them. Seems to be a proud tradition.

rationalpear.bsky.social•160 days ago

it almost like the country that thought leaving the EU would be good idea is not competently managed.

ashton-224.bsky.social•160 days ago

Thomas, I enjoy your insights immensely. Followed you closely on X but left there a week ago in disgust for the second (and last) time. I am liking Bluesky but it is only as good as the contributors make it. Please keep the insights coming!

sctjames.bsky.social•160 days ago

+1 on that...great to see Thomas here

foljpi.bsky.social•150 days ago

Corruption?

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