It takes a lot for me to be compelled to write on a thread but, as a member of a still flying yet suffering fleet, i too would like 8 billion spent on the armed forces/nhs/public transport etc etc.
However my very simple brain can work out 8 billion borrowed at 1.5%, then loaned out at 5% = 3.5% profit, which of 8 billion is a substantial whack and if we have to borrow the 8 billion in the first place then it's not there to be spent on anything else.
Doesn't mean we shouldn't have a MPA capability, it would take some of the strain off us down south, selfishly, and most importantly we're an island nation! Roll on Global Hawks or some cheaper UAV platform maybe, i don't know the solution but would be nicer to think our seas are being watched!
Last edited by huwliet; 28th Nov 2010 at 22:25.
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