Perhaps the time has now come for an in-depth Defence Review?
Suggested scope?
1. Do we (the UK) want to remain members of the Security Council?
2. Do we want to continue to "punch above our weight"?
3. Should we concentrate on Homeland Defence only - perhaps retaining only the ability to deploy "token teeth arms" in support of UN/EU/NATO operations a la Belgium/Netherlands/Norway/Germany etc?
4. To what extent would/should each Service be affected?
5. If widescale redundancies of the Armed Forces is the way forward, how would HMG fund the resettlement training, redundancy packages and immediate pensions?
6. If we want to continue being a "mini-Uncle Sam" then how do we fund our Peacetime AND OOA committments properly?