A false and dengerous economy

The ConDem cabinet were indeed slow off the mark in taking steps to protect British citizens, but not slow in quite rightly praising the crew of HMS Cumberland for their dedication and skill in evacuating so many fro Libya.

Perhaps they should also remember that she is earmarked for de-commissioning this summer in their draconian SDSR, based upon economic reasons alone and completely failing to take into account that this is always an unpredictable world where emergencies and crises are only a heartbeat away. Lord West summed it all up yesterday by pointing out that an aircraft carrier complete with helicopters would have been the ideal method to evacuate folks, especially those trapped inland. In less than 12 months this farcical Alliance has tried its best to nullify the Royal Navy, now perhaps the penny has begun to drop?


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