Re: Hang on a minute... @Ledswinger
"Governments really CAN'T do a long-term plan without serious public support. "
They can, and they do, when it suits them. Unelected civil servants are called Permanent Secretary for a reason, and there are other less visible roles too. One person that ought to be more widely known is the anti-terrorism expert from the days when Theresa May was just another Home Secretary. He still has a similar role close to her now that May has been kicked upstairs.
It'd be interesting to hear what that particular anti-terror expert has to say about Microsoft's longstanding vulnerabilities, especially when MS is software is used in places where that software is really not appropriate, and the inevitable result of leaving those vulnerabilities open to exploitation by terrist organisations (and others).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Farr
Biting the hand that feeds IT
