The MOD has come under severe criticism due to a storm of accusations against its staff. This is not present but historic teams and ‘sections’ of individuals who underperformed and – it’s claimed – put the country at risk.
In one startling accusation, Osama Bin Laden was said to have a “key advisor” living in Paddington, London in the early 1990’s, but this location data was not found later during an inspection of MOD computer systems.
Many of these assumptions people had, also due to their personal work as researchers, were rejected by MOD staff because of suspicious gaps in their database. This was such a regular event that many broke off contact with it.
Many MOD contractors – and core staff – were described as having been “on steroids”. It’s due to a lack of professionalism, inept safety practices, and disregard for human life. There are reports of murders in London that weren’t investigated, for example.
The recruitment practices of the MOD is of concern. There were suggestions made that years went by in which no one suitable appeared on the Services payroll. It was believed many were taking advantage of the system.
