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It's definitely one-sided reporting. The UK has an ironclad military alliance with the US and can expect to rely on GPS. Getting centimetres-resolution navigati
by dmurray 6y ago
It's definitely one-sided reporting. The UK has an ironclad military alliance with the US and can expect to rely on GPS. Getting centimetres-resolution navigation right now is not a strategic necessity: why not fund the local firm doing something unproven and different but potentially valuable?
- TheOtherHobbes 6y agoBecause the odds of the technology working are really not high. And neither the company nor the managers have any record of successes they can point to. And because there are a lot of others firms doing work which is more obviously different and potentially valuable. And because the net loss to those businesses working on Galileo in the UK will likely be higher than the net gain from this idea. And because Johnson has a despicable record of wasting public money on useless projects which inevitably raise questions about where the money actually went. (See also cable car, garden bridge, test and trace app, etc.) Apart from that - sure, why not?