• Lad@reddthat.com
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    10 months ago

    embarrassing blunder that the defence secretary, Grant Shapps, insisted did not reflect incompetence.

    “HMS Chiddingfold’s motor was wired incorrectly and full ahead gave full astern,” a navy insider said

    Well Shapps, that sounds like incompetence to me

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      10 months ago

      I think the mistake itself doesn’t necessarily point to incompetence, however the fact that it wasn’t properly tested and verified does.