Bear in mind, this could be a politically motivated fishing exped by Strangely Brown et al to put them in a good light - come up with an option to save millions by scrapping half the RN. When they only scrap a quarter of it, they look as though they have saved the RN and that the nation should be thankful. Not that Noo Labour would ever do anything like that. Would they?
Alternatively, it could be the truth and the money is needed to pay off Tony's mortgage or fund a drop in centre for disabled Welsh Afro Caribbean single parent lesbians.
If our Parliament isn't taking this seriously, I can guarantee that there is at least one person with an eye on this topic: Carlos Aníbal Aguilar.
And for those of you that don't know who Snr Aguilar is, he is the current director of the Argentinian National Directorate of Strategic Military Intelligence, the Argentine agency tasked with producing strategic operational and tactical intelligence and planning and the conduct of military operations.
The whole thing is disgraceful, absolutely disgraceful. This government is no longer operating in the national interests. It is high time Cameron showed that he has a set. He claims the Tories are ready for a snap election: prove it - call a vote of no confidence in the House: the country has lost all confidence in the current Labour administration to govern in BRITAIN'S national interests. I'm sure he would get support from the general public .... or at leas more of the general public than voted Blair back in at the last election.
PS: Has anyone else noticed that PrOOne has been strangely quiet of late on the MOD funding-related threads!
Last edited by Melchett01; 5th January 2007 at 19:33.