Well folks, the political / economic realities are soon gonna bite! Around half the UK voting population have shown that they would prefer the seductive promises of the present Labour manifesto.
The Tories will have to rake in every penny in the budget to meet a fraction of the spending required to satisfy a majority of the voting population in the near future. Military spending will be cut to the bone. The Tories will be keen to stay on best terms with the USA and so, purchase and involvement in hi-tech projects will continue, and commitment to 2% spending will be upheld although, every accounting method available will be used to meet that figure with minimum £ spend.
I suggest that all non-essential capabilities will be lost. First to go are likely to be the carriers. As I have said before, they are not an essential capability and, the F35 buy would still be an essential asset to the RAF. Just my opinion.
OAP