mjheathcote
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To be honest I don't know how the German health system works or is funded, however do they have more money to spend because they have no military armed forces like we do?
Eh....German Army is probably double ours, circa 160,000 I seem to recall...To be honest I don't know how the German health system works or is funded, however do they have more money to spend because they have no military armed forces like we do?
Alltho, this does suggest different..Eh....German Army is probably double ours, circa 160,000 I seem to recall...
Not sure on Navy/Air Force
Alltho, this does suggest different..
Comparison of United Kingdom and Germany Military Strengths (2024)
Comparison of two world military powers in side-by-side format.www.globalfirepower.com
Definitely they do, we used to do tank range competitions against them...They probably have the worlds best tank, but the range used to be shorter and didn’t have as much punch as a challenger...so good on the range....maybe not in battle thoThought they weren't allowed to have any armed forces, like Japan?
Yep...however....when we went to Bosnia, as they couldn’t deploy they supplied us with Danner boots.....made us realise how sh1te our normal issue ones were...I had them boots for about 20 years...They have ‘Self defence forces’ which supposedly rules out offensive capabilities. However, Germany is a member of NATO so they, presumably, have forces capable of helping any offensive action called for.
Our defence budget is 55 against their 50,( lots of 000000’s) it’s all on the link I postedWhatever they can't possibly spend as much as ourselves though?
107,000 in the British ArmyEh....German Army is probably double ours, circa 160,000 I seem to recall...
Not sure on Navy/Air Force
How many in Russian Red Army? Still conscripted, I remember a trip to Moscow was in Arbat buying train tix for Trans Siberian circa 2002, many soldiers begging for money on Arbatskaya Ploshid'.107,000 in the Britush Army
(including 27,000 reserves.)
63,000 in German Army.
Yep....just like the news.......can’t believe or trust any sources....
The NHS has always been a complex organisation and becomes more so as it adapts to changing demands and demographics in a world which itself is rapidly changing so I guess it will always struggle, and these days it also has to cope with huge amounts of regulation and scrutiny; it’s little wonder that the management structures have grown so that clinicians can concentrate on treating patients and rightly so. However, a problem with modern day management in any type of business is that it can take on a life of its own if not kept in check, then the goal of delivering resource to those who need it is lost in a fog of bar charts and good intent that doesn’t actually achieve much.So, for clarity whose heads should roll, you know, from the bottom up. Please give specifics. Genuine question.
(and there is no disagreement from me, some people have obviously behaved shamelessly and without thought).
Daughter getting tested this morning, if negative, again in 24 hours. If that’s negative we’re allowed back to work etc etc.
Seems they’re keen to get the wife back to work.