Labour costs are behind some of it. Dealers have now been hollowed out to sales reptiles and lube techs with very few mechanics. Most accident damage involves bodywork which is very labour intensive … (View Post)

There is no British industrial capacity in this area. The USN commissions, on average, 11 ships/year. The RN does 1/year in a good year and both British surface combatant yards are working at their u… (View Post)

That Coot is FUCKED. I doff my ushanka to the crew that got that on the ground and walked away. That and the Mainstay shootdown happened a long way to the east so a blue-on-blue is the more likely ev… (View Post)

I might. I will think about it. If you're interested in this stuff I recommend Mark Esper's book. He was an innovative and effective Secretary of the Army and Defence Secretary before Trump… (View Post)

Why doesn’t Sunak just make the Rwanda thing a confidence vote? The tory MPs are genetically 98% kobold and therefore stupid and cruel but somehow possessed of a cunning survival instinct. They aren&… (View Post)