[ceejayoz]

> There are many cases where UK tax payer would actually save money by firing the people in the jobs, giving them golden payoffs and buying more effective equipment elsewhere.

The UK learned their lesson on that approach decades ago:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nassau_Agreement#Skybolt_Crisi...

[secfirstmd]

It's been burnt by many joint projects also though...F111 etc