Sandys was inconsistent. Retaining the carriers was not in keeping with his ideas on defence. In fact, his decisions set the Navy up for Healy's decision in 1966 to scrap the big carriers.
Keep "Carriers are great" comments on the relevent threads please!
Blacksheep, you are right. I once read a book about cancelled aircraft projects, and Sandys scrapped more than most. We lead the world, and our politicians threw it away. Shame on them!!