Now THIS is what our country really needs!

Matblack · 03-07-2008, 10:54

At a time when we could be heading into recession and the government are taxing people on the car they buy rather than the petrol they use to screw every last drop out of the tax payer then what we really need is two aircraft carriers the size of the QE2 costing £3.2b.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7486683.stm

Yes or No?

I'd say probably not to be honest but at least we'll have somewhere to park our out of date Eurofighters

MB

leowyatt · 03-07-2008, 11:36

Nope we don't need them!

Admiral Huddy · 03-07-2008, 11:48

No but then there's a lot of other things the government don't need to spend money on like hosting and housing imigrants, keeping child murderers locked away in prison when they should be executed to save the tax payers money, and people on unneccessary benefit. Grrrrrr

SCM · 03-07-2008, 11:53

Yes we do need them as the existing carriers are reaching the end of their useful life and the carriers are to be built in unemployment blackspots in Rosyths case so the local economy will be boosted, more taxes being paid etc. and more people working getting off benefits.

So it might cost us a lot of cash now but there will be benefits as well from reduced unemployment and more taxes coming back from wages.

SCM

Desmo · 03-07-2008, 12:28

I don't have a problem with spending money on defences and military equipment like this. There are plenty more places we can start to make savings.

Feek · 03-07-2008, 12:29

I'm in favour, the ultimate big boy's toy. And I'm a big boy.

Matblack · 03-07-2008, 12:30

Can anyone tell me what exactly we need them for?

MB

Admiral Huddy · 03-07-2008, 14:37

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Originally Posted by Matblack

Can anyone tell me what exactly we need them for?

MB

Not nowing to much about these sort of things, I'm wondering if it some kind on UN requirement. After all, this country has nothing to defend against anymore since the day the commonwealth started shriking and we decided to become multi-cultural.

loki · 04-07-2008, 12:48

I think it's good that the Navy is getting investment to upgrade our every aging fleet. My only concern is some of the supposed justification behind it being we need to mobilise in foreign countries

Desmo · 03-07-2008, 12:44

Shooting stuff

Seriously though, I don't proclaim to know the ins and outs of it all, but we are one of the main countries who seem to get involved in issues around the world (rightly or wrongly, that's a whole different discussion). If we are expecting to ship our military around the world along with masses of equipment, we need the right stuff to do it.

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03-07-2008, 10:54	#1
Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	Now THIS is what our country really needs! At a time when we could be heading into recession and the government are taxing people on the car they buy rather than the petrol they use to screw every last drop out of the tax payer then what we really need is two aircraft carriers the size of the QE2 costing £3.2b. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7486683.stm Yes or No? I'd say probably not to be honest but at least we'll have somewhere to park our out of date Eurofighters MB __________________ "we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two"

03-07-2008, 11:36	#2
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	Nope we don't need them! __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"

03-07-2008, 11:48	#3
Admiral Huddy HOMO-Sapien Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chelmsford Posts: 6,692	No but then there's a lot of other things the government don't need to spend money on like hosting and housing imigrants, keeping child murderers locked away in prison when they should be executed to save the tax payers money, and people on unneccessary benefit. Grrrrrr __________________ I just got lost in thought.. It was very unfamiliar territory. Techie Talk \| My gaming Blog \| PC spec \| The Admirals log

03-07-2008, 11:53	#4
SCM As endorsed by Mr Black Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Hell/Scotland take your pick Posts: 443	Yes we do need them as the existing carriers are reaching the end of their useful life and the carriers are to be built in unemployment blackspots in Rosyths case so the local economy will be boosted, more taxes being paid etc. and more people working getting off benefits. So it might cost us a lot of cash now but there will be benefits as well from reduced unemployment and more taxes coming back from wages. SCM __________________ The sun is rising The screams have gone Too many have fallen Few still stand tall Is this the ending of what we've begun? Will we remember what we've done wrong?

03-07-2008, 12:28	#5
Desmo The Last Airbender Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pigmopad Posts: 11,915	I don't have a problem with spending money on defences and military equipment like this. There are plenty more places we can start to make savings. __________________

03-07-2008, 12:29	#6
Feek ex SAS Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: JO01ou Posts: 10,062	I'm in favour, the ultimate big boy's toy. And I'm a big boy. __________________

03-07-2008, 12:30	#7
Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	Can anyone tell me what exactly we need them for? MB __________________ "we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two"

04-07-2008, 12:48	#9
loki Vodka Martini Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Manchester UK Posts: 871	I think it's good that the Navy is getting investment to upgrade our every aging fleet. My only concern is some of the supposed justification behind it being we need to mobilise in foreign countries __________________ PC & Console LAN 9th-11th July

03-07-2008, 12:44	#10
Desmo The Last Airbender Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pigmopad Posts: 11,915	Shooting stuff Seriously though, I don't proclaim to know the ins and outs of it all, but we are one of the main countries who seem to get involved in issues around the world (rightly or wrongly, that's a whole different discussion). If we are expecting to ship our military around the world along with masses of equipment, we need the right stuff to do it. __________________