The Anonymous Widower

Do We Need New Aircraft Carriers?

I was in India once with my late wife and somebody asked a guide, why India needed to keep such a large army.  He replied in one word – Pride.

I have a feeling that we don’t need two massive ships, with their expensive aircraft.  In fact, with the exception of the Falklands, have we needed the three smaller ones we’ve got already?  Or does Gordon Brown, want to leave a legacy for all times.  So perhaps they should be called Gordon Brown and Tony Blair.

If you want to read about the carriers and their costs and politics, go to Robert Peston’s blog.

But then if we cut out the carriers, we can cut out the Joint Strike Fighters and why not add Trident, which is up for renewal anyway.  We could then give the troops in Afghanistan equipment better suited to that sort of task.  After all I can just see Trident being used on the Taliban!

Brown only wants it for you’ve guessed it – Pride.

July 1, 2009 - Posted by AnonW | Uncategorized | Gordon Brown, NuLabor, Politics, Technology