Army base disposals

[crankedup]

Announced today, at long last army bases surplus to requirement and those in a dilapidated condition are to be sold off for redevelopment. Not only will this raise revenue it will also be useful within the housing construction industry for a kick-start on new projects. What this means in terms of MOD sale price of the land being discounted or not, we will have to wait for more information. Also the terms of sale are unknown, at least to me, imagine housing will include some quantity of social house building on the sites as well as private stock.

[TTwiggy]

I hear they're clearing out a job lot of unnecessary apostrophes too

[muffinmenace]

Social Housing on MOD Land




Problem solved?

[aka_kerrly]

muffinmenace said:

Social Housing on MOD Land




Problem solved?

And keep a few tank patrols/watch towers to keep the new occupants in line!

[onesickpuppy]

TTwiggy said:

I hear they're clearing out a job lot of unnecessary apostrophes too

[tuffer]

Not sure how this is news, they have been selling off surplus Army, Navy and Air Force bases for years.

[muffinmenace]

aka_kerrly said:

And keep a few tank patrols/watch towers to keep the new occupants in line!

Just relocate the wall and towers from Northern Ireland

By golly I think we've cracked it

[crankedup]

tuffer said:

Not sure how this is news, they have been selling off surplus Army, Navy and Air Force bases for years.

Its politics not news perhaps, or could be classed as economics! or both

[FourWheelDrift]

Ideal for a private Fairly Secret Army

[Ross1988]

Good news I expect, what with 70,000 troops and assorted families now spending there money in the UK rather than in Germany.

[Ginetta G15 Girl]

Ross1988 said:

what with 70,000 troops and assorted families now spending there (sic) money in the UK rather than in Germany.

Although, strangely enough, the current evidence is that RAF Bases put more money into the local economy than do equivalent sized Army units.

[tuffer]

Ginetta G15 Girl said:

Ross1988 said:

what with 70,000 troops and assorted families now spending there (sic) money in the UK rather than in Germany.

Although, strangely enough, the current evidence is that RAF Bases put more money into the local economy than do equivalent sized Army units.

The Army units just put all theirs into the local pubs

[anonymous-user]

TTwiggy said:

I hear they're clearing out a job lot of unnecessary apostrophes too

??? What apostrophes?

[Saddle bum]

Hang on, an old Army base is a potential rifle range. Anyone gonna buy it for me?

[crankedup]

REALIST123 said:

TTwiggy said:

I hear they're clearing out a job lot of unnecessary apostrophes too

??? What apostrophes?

I did wonder myself. ?

[onesickpuppy]

crankedup said:

I did wonder myself. ?

Don't play the innocent, there's been a wee friendly edit of the thread title.

[Bill]

tuffer said:

Ginetta G15 Girl said:

Ross1988 said:

what with 70,000 troops and assorted families now spending there (sic) money in the UK rather than in Germany.

Although, strangely enough, the current evidence is that RAF Bases put more money into the local economy than do equivalent sized Army units.

The Army units just put all theirs into the local pubs

Proof, in any were needed, that there's more money to be made in cafes and hairdressing than in pubs.

[BruceV8]

Bill said:

tuffer said:

Ginetta G15 Girl said:

Ross1988 said:

what with 70,000 troops and assorted families now spending there (sic) money in the UK rather than in Germany.

Although, strangely enough, the current evidence is that RAF Bases put more money into the local economy than do equivalent sized Army units.

The Army units just put all theirs into the local pubs

Proof, in any were needed, that there's more money to be made in cafes and hairdressing than in pubs.

If you opened a shop next to an airbase selling clothes made from man made fabrics and risk assessment forms you'd clean up, I reckon.

[eccles]

BruceV8 said:

If you opened a shop next to an airbase selling clothes made from man made fabrics and risk assessment forms you'd clean up, I reckon.

That just about sums up the modern Army!

[Taff107]

Ross1988 said:

Good news I expect, what with 70,000 troops and assorted families now spending there money in the UK rather than in Germany.

Not really though. Theres only about 40,000 there and if you take into the account of the governments plan to reduce regular Army under A2020 by about 30% and fill with TA (who are already established in the UK anyway), that number is vastly reduced.
I'm so glad I'll be out far before that embarassment occurs anyway.