1. No, never favoured getting rid of Tornado, and cetainly not Typhoon. Never having written any articles I am not accountable for the more loony bits they may contain.
2. WRT to carriers, any capability is better than none. Why incidentally would we be trying to enforce a No Fly Zones by ourselves? However, a carrier would be a worthy contribution to coalition operations. Apart from the jets, and Sea King ASaCS, there would also provide Merlin for ASW and maritime search/patrol, and command/control facilities.
3. As MinAF has said, MOD isn't sure how to maintain the skill set needed for fixed wing flying operations at sea. Why not something like.......err......... embarking Harriers?
4. The world has changed a lot since October.