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Old 15th Dec 2023, 13:51
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Asturias56
 
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Originally Posted by Video Mixdown
Only in your imagination.

Possibly - but I remember what a Labour Govt did way back.

Whoever gets in next year will be looking to fix the national budget - a lot of cuts will be necessary. They could finish the SSBN's and then just say we can avoid what will be a horrendously expensive SSN replacement programme - which is CERTAIN to go over budget and spend the money on health care, schooling etc etc

Back in the 60's no-one thought we could cancel TSR-2, or the big carriers, or East of Suez................... and the financial situation wasn't as bad as it is right now.



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