My first thought would be "well he would say that". However some interesting soundbites ....
But he insisted that the constant jibes about the loss of the ship and the aircraft were having a "corrosive" effect on navy morale. "There is far too much about what could have been," he said.
But then goes on to say
But he said it was time to move on from the debate. Even though there is a study under way within the MoD about the costs of axeing the Harriers and what it would take to bring them back into service, Stanhope said he did not believe the aircraft would fly again.
He's obviously been catching up on PPRuNe each morning ....
