Ben Wallace to stand down as Defence secretary?

[The39thStep]

We can look forward to all the planes taking off and missiles being launched and not arriving, or getting delayed and turning up in the wrong place days late.

The Ministry of Defence isn’t Amazon you know

 

[LDC]

I'm turning into one of those weirdos who shouts at the radio.

Amazed it's taken you this long, you must have the patience of a saint.

 

[steeplejack]

We can look forward to all the planes taking off and missiles being launched and not arriving, or getting delayed and turning up in the wrong place days late.

"Govia Thameslink regrets to announce the cancellation of the 0948 missile to Bryansk owing to the launch crew shortages" (i.e. they were sacked a fortnight ago and replaced by an algorithm which hasn't yet been developed)

 

[LDC]

The Ministry of Defence isn’t Amazon you know

No, it seems more like Wish and Hermes rolled into one.

 

[two sheds]

BBC is quoting someone as describing Shapps as a caretaker appointment, which doesn't exactly inspire confidence that he knows what he's doing...

Sure it wasn't just as a caretaker?

 

[Artaxerxes]

They said on R4 earlier that people were confident that having been Transport Secretary, he knew a lot about logistics which was super relevant.

looks at uk rail

Oh dear

 

[gosub]

They said on R4 earlier that people were confident that having been Transport Secretary, he knew a lot about logistics which was super relevant.

Not surethe Ukrainans are going to do much with replacement buses

 

[Artaxerxes]

Not surethe Ukrainans are going to do much with replacement buses

Recreating the taxis to the Somme but late and overprice

 

[Petcha]

Shapps, as all the networks are saying, is the best communicator of the senior tories. He does an excellent breakfast round. And did take in a Ukranian family into his home so has some insight there. But Defence is a fucking huge brief. Can't believe I'm saying this but I think the MoD actually does need more funding.

 

[gosub]

Shapps, as all the networks are saying, is the best communicator of the senior tories. He does an excellent breakfast round. And did take in a Ukranian family into his home so has some insight there. But Defence is a fucking huge brief. Can't believe I'm saying this but I think the MoD actually does need more funding.

Course it does . Shame about the hole in the Treasury's budget

 

[Sue]

Shapps, as all the networks are saying, is the best communicator of the senior tories. He does an excellent breakfast round. And did take in a Ukranian family into his home so has some insight there. But Defence is a fucking huge brief. Can't believe I'm saying this but I think the MoD actually does need more funding.

You really fall for all the nonsense you hear at your work*, eh?

*With senior Tories no less!

 

[Elpenor]

Can't believe I'm saying this but I think the MoD actually does need more funding.

If we just get some more bombs tanks guns and bullets we will sort out all the worlds problems

 

[Puddy_Tat]

BBC is quoting someone as describing Shapps as a caretaker appointment

Sure it wasn't just as a caretaker?

i don't think he is up to a responsible job like that...

 

[Elpenor]

i don't think he is up to a responsible job like that...

Perhaps he could be given an office by the plant room and told to stay there until he’s sent for.

 

[quiet guy]

He's had 5 different roles so far, nearly as many as his alter egos

 

[Serge Forward]

They said on R4 earlier that people were confident that having been Transport Secretary, he knew a lot about logistics which was super relevant.

Can we now expect the armed forces to join RMT and all go out on strike?

 

[Tanya1982]

When I heard about Shapps on the radio earlier, I first thought it was a joke. Then I presumed the presenter had got muddled up with job titles and went back to what I was doing. But it’s true, he is the defence secretary. There really is no floor anymore.

 

[eatmorecheese]

When I heard about Shapps on the radio earlier, I first thought it was a joke. Then I presumed the presenter had got muddled up with job titles and went back to what I was doing. But it’s true, he is the defence secretary. There really is no floor anymore.

The 'floor' is being able to dress himself, have his shoes on the right feet and face the right way near a camera. That seems to be asking a lot of them these days.

 

[Petcha]

You really fall for all the nonsense you hear at your work*, eh?

*With senior Tories no less!

No, my (former) boss doesn't like him actually. The tories are divided and Shapps is definitely not on the Cameron/Osborne side.

p.s. for the fucking record i took that job in lockdown as i was desperate and had to pay bills for my son. im not a tory, nor were the vast majority of my colleagues. but it was interesting at least watching how incompetent our 'leaders' are. please stop with that bullshit. and i dont work there anymore, happy?

 

[likesfish]

Until Vlad falls out of a window and somebody slightly sane takes over the reins in Russia the MOD are going to need to look like an effective military force

 

[izz]

Shapps will be fine in defence though, any time he looks in danger of making a change they'll distract him by letting him play with the big boys toys and by the time he's played with them all it'll be election time.