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HMS Ark Royal

    * Ark Royal and Harrier jump jets scrapped immediately
    * UK to have no working aircraft carrier for a decade
    * Army to lose 7,000 troops, RAF 5,000 and Navy 4,000
    * Trident renewal delayed for five years, saving £750m
    * Cameron insists: 'We'll still be front rank military power'
    * Angry Harrier pilot challenges him about job losses

The Royal Navy's flagship aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal and its fleet of Harrier jets is to be scrapped 'with immediate effect', leaving Britain without any fully operating aircraft carriers for a decade.

Under the Strategic Defence and Security Review to be outlined by David Cameron this afternoon, the iconic carrier and the aircraft that won the Falklands War will be retired.

The renewal of Trident will also be delayed by at least five years with a final decision on replacing the submarine-launched nuclear deterrent postponed until after 2015, saving £750million.

The move comes despite Mr Cameron making Trident an election issue just six months ago - and lambasting his then rival Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg for not committing his party to the same policy.


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[Slaphappy]

Yeah, lets cut the military, we can't afford to pay everyone's entitlements if we are spending way to much money to have a strong military to keep us all safe.....

This is what happens when socialism carries the bigger sword than capitalism. Socialism doesn't care about personal liberty, it doesn't care about self worth or even self preservation of country. All it does is make people stand in line waiting to get their little piece of the pie without actually earning it.

That's communism folks!

....And America is starting to fall with the same concept, once America falls, the world will have a new world order. The Elite dictating your worth.

If capitalism dies, forget about getting any new updates on your worthless IPOD.

[Holden hater]

I am glad we got out of the place, it's been going down hill for ages   Proud English man living has an immigrant on the golden isle, safer/happier/warmer/healthier