peter we
Yup!
Carriers are for anchoring off someone elses country, prior to bombing them.
I think we've done enough of that, thanks!
With the money we're going to piss away on F-35 + these two flat tops we could have done.......
Well.
Bought an MPA? Or kept the MRA.4 Nimrod?
Many Regiments of troops?
Kept the Harriers?
Bought some more of those excellent new Type 48s?
And so on, ad infinitum.
The key word is 'Defence'.....not the other one starting with 'O'.