And even more to the point, why scrap Ark Royal, why not reserve ?
It's not as if she'll make mega-bucks for scrap; why am I suddenly reminded of TSR2 ( like it or not ) - scrapped inc' jigs just to make a controversial decision final...
I've wondered why there isn't more of a public outcry - then I saw some newspapers yesterday.
Times - front page + double page spread, mentions in Editorial & letters to Editor ( all saying Ark & Harriers is a colossal mistake ).
Mail - not a single mention, treating the readers as mushrooms.
Even the yachtie forums I visit ( Yachting Monthly / PBO ) have outraged threads running, again saying Ark, Ocean & Harriers = humungously stupid decision.
One yachtie mentioned that his wife works at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard " and has detected a very hostile feeling towards a government they expected to be sympathetic and supportive to defence ".