http://liberalprovocateur.vox.com/library/posts/tags/bad+ideas/page/1/ A liberal techie throwing peanuts from the gallery en Vox Fri, 26 Oct 2007 01:58:54 -0700 Copyright 2007 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss bad ideas http://liberalprovocateur.vox.com/library/post/things-that-shouldnt-be-privatised-231-of-652-search-rescue.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(liberal provocateur) http://liberalprovocateur.vox.com/library/post/things-that-shouldnt-be-privatised-231-of-652-search-rescue.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://liberalprovocateur.vox.com/library/post/things-that-shouldnt-be-privatised-231-of-652-search-rescue.html?_c=feed-rss-full Fri, 26 Oct 2007 01:58:54 -0700 <p>The MOD is planning to use PFI to <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4753961.stm">privatise some areas of Search &amp; Rescue</a>, apparently because our current Sea Kings are getting a bit old. Hmm... isn&#39;t this the same MOD that&#39;s blown 4 Billion on two new <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Elizabeth_class_aircraft_carrier#Size_issues">Giant Aircraft Carriers</a>, but failed to buy the new helicopters required for current campaigns, and er.. search and rescue.</p><p><a href="http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=1007">Cornwall County Council is totally against the idea</a> - not surprising given that Falmouth is the vanguard for the atlantic when it comes to shipping problems.</p><p><br /> </p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://liberalprovocateur.vox.com/library/post/things-that-shouldnt-be-privatised-231-of-652-search-rescue.html?_c=feed-rss-full#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398984eaa000100e398b6d0c00002?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> politics mod bad ideas pfi false economy