TartanTonight
Speaking at RUSI today, the current / outgoing Secretary of State for Defence (aka "Comrade Bob") inelegantly dodged exactly this question when an ex-WAFU Admiral asked if 2 x CVF = 2 x CAG?
Quoth Bob: Err, err, no.
Only a commitment to "a two fighter type force". Which makes you wonder if the Harriers are for an early chop - which must be on the cards if SDR bins CVF (and possibly even if they survive, as slowing their build yet again is presumably possible even though it will be rubbish VfM).
Interestingly, not only was Malcolm Rifkind was much more impressive at RUSI last week than the current incumbent, he was rather better than Liam Fox has been recently. Makes you wonder whether he'd fancy another crack at the job - to those around at the time, what was he like first time out?
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