Isn't it about time WEBF took a bit of sound advice... of which a lot has been given... and just wound his neck in. Having been involved in the carrier strike debate for some years, and having been a supporter - often against my own service's party line - I can safely say that:
1. I am heartily sick of all the bollox being talked, and,
2. More damage has been done to the RN cause by pseudo-intellectual, ill-informed rants - such as those produced by the aforesaid gentleman (I assume)
We are not going to achieve anything by interservice back stabbing... indeed, the sorry place in which we find ourselves now is due to some very poor behaviours on behalf of our elders and betters. We are also unlikely to reverse decisions or increase the defence budget by going round and round in circles led by WEBF.
Get over it.