Electronics Weekly
The arms guys were more generous than the water guys, ordering up the Poulet de Bresse en Vessie which is a great treat. They do, of course, have significantly more money to throw around than the water guys..
The arms guys are keen to get their stuff used in the present on-off Middle East conflict so they can claim their kit is battle-tested which always helps increase demand for it.
The problem for the arms guys is the military strategists can be reluctant to deploy the latest weapons because, once used, their capabilities and characteristics are revealed and avoidance and/or counter-measures can be developed.
So they need an advocate with the PM who is the only person who can persuade the Defence Secretary to lean on the military top brass to put the new weapons onto the battlefield.
As the initiator of several successful attempts at steering the PM’s tech policy, which have somehow become quite widely known, I am seen as the PM’s Whisperer.
After several bottles of Montrachet at considerably over £1000 apiece, and the decent gesture of ordering a dozen to be sent to my home address, I became more inclined to help these guys.
I’ve always rather wondered at the astonishingly well-groomed look of those involved with defence procurement, and why shouldn’t Yours Truly share in whatever it is these guys are enjoying?
Ed has, of course, declared the dozen on the register of interests for the House of Lords?
Ha Ha Dick, as if.