Jackonicko, you present one side of the long entrenched inter-service rivalry argument very clearly. So you don't like carriers. Your suggestion simply eliminates a broad spectrum of capability without replacing it, or even being able to fill the gap left with surplus capability in anothet area.
Why do you believe you are being un-emotive? The Fleet Air Arm suffers from both inter and intra service rivalry, so proponents do occassionally get emotive. Please give me the un-emotive reason why UK keeps legacy equipment like Tornado (GRs and Fs), and what particular use the independent nuclear deterrent serves in your host nation supported world. Indeed everybody else has fighters as well! There are so many UK allies with armed forces who have the similar capabilities and interests, why doesn't the UK simply use theirs and really save mega-billions?