On the basis that this is the MoD’s army surplus web shop.

WTF

Lacroix watch

So what was the excuse when someone decided they needed to buy a watch that Google suggests costs c£800 new?

cant open the site, but it’s more likely that its an unallowable gift that has to be disposed of by the MOD. Possibly presented by a foreign diplomat or arms dealer to either an officer or an MOD official. Above a certain value it has to be surrendered to the department for sale or ownership by the government (in the case of, say, valuable artwork etc)

a dior watch

raymond wiel

In which case there seem to be a lot of companies/governments with an odd idea when it comes to gifts.

The Guardian suggested they had been bought to provide cover for intelligence operatives moving in diplomatic circles…

Markie – Member
The Guardian suggested they had been bought to provide cover for intelligence operatives moving in diplomatic circles…

This would seem a perfectly reasonable explanation.

However, defence procurement in the UK is a farce that has to be sorted out pronto speedy. Far too many absurd overspends from a system supposedly designed to “maximise efficiencies in the procurement buying lifecycle experience”*

* or whatever management bible bullexcrement they spout in the defence procurement sector.

I want…

Better than an xbox

I want….

a flange companion

They have a Lightning for sale 😯 WANT. Anyone got a couple of avons lying around?

No proper tanks though 🙁