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Old 29th Apr 2015, 13:22
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Now Pre-Blair/Brown, from a light blue perspective, I would have opted for Labour.

Now I am not absolutely clear on chronology but Labour gave us nuclear weapons, having cancelled TSR 2, the Buccanner, the Phantom, the Herc, Nimrod C17 and no doubt a fair number of others.

Apart from screwing the aircraft programme in 1957 there were the Nott cuts and the peace dividend from the Tories.

I know it can be argued that Labour left the finances in such a state, but to counter, in doing so the RAF got the kit.

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