It was once widely reported that the Sea Lords had been given the difficult choice between replacing Trident with another seaborne deterrent system, or getting new carriers. Under this Government the 'or' briefly became an 'and', but perhaps it's time for the Admiral's choice to stand, and for the RN to lose its second choice 'flagship procurement programme'.....
And far from needing an Admiral or two with the "balls to speak out" for narrow RN interests, perhaps we need a few with a wider view of what our wider defence priorities should be, who can shut up and get with the programme?