The Government’s Strategic Defence and Security Review will also confirm that Britain will not have an effective “carrier strike” capability – a working aircraft carrier equipped with fighter jets – until 2020.
David Cameron had wanted to scrap one of the two carriers, the largest and most expensive vessels in British naval history, but the review found that contracts signed by the previous government meant that doing so would end up costing the taxpayer more than going ahead with both. As a result, the two carriers will enter service, but one will be mothballed as soon as possible.
More: Navy aircraft carrier will be sold after three years - and never carry jets - Telegraph
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OH FFS - those proper carriers are like what, £3 bln each? That's like cost of two aircraft carriers paid in bonuses every year in the City - I say bite the bullet and tax 100% of bonuses (retrospectively so that they are not avoidable) to build those carriers, to make up for it call them using two bank names that paid the most tax.
AtW in "sensible solutions to complex problems" mode.
David Cameron had wanted to scrap one of the two carriers, the largest and most expensive vessels in British naval history, but the review found that contracts signed by the previous government meant that doing so would end up costing the taxpayer more than going ahead with both. As a result, the two carriers will enter service, but one will be mothballed as soon as possible.
More: Navy aircraft carrier will be sold after three years - and never carry jets - Telegraph
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OH FFS - those proper carriers are like what, £3 bln each? That's like cost of two aircraft carriers paid in bonuses every year in the City - I say bite the bullet and tax 100% of bonuses (retrospectively so that they are not avoidable) to build those carriers, to make up for it call them using two bank names that paid the most tax.
AtW in "sensible solutions to complex problems" mode.
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