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Defence Cuts
« on: October 27, 2008, 03:05:11 PM »
They are reporting defence cuts on forces radio...

Apparently they are £2billion short of cash and so they are likely to cut the new carriers or JSF or the Typhoons...

How the fuck can the government find £500billion to bail out the banks yet not find a couple more to insure national defence?

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Re: Defence Cuts
« Reply #1 on: October 27, 2008, 03:07:53 PM »
They are reporting defence cuts on forces radio...

Apparently they are £2billion short of cash and so they are likely to cut the new carriers or JSF or the Typhoons...

How the fuck can the government find £500billion to bail out the banks yet not find a couple more to insure national defence?

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More like its really £2 Billion per day.
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Re: Defence Cuts
« Reply #2 on: October 27, 2008, 03:09:07 PM »
They are reporting defence cuts on forces radio...

Apparently they are £2billion short of cash and so they are likely to cut the new carriers or JSF or the Typhoons...

How the fuck can the government find £500billion to bail out the banks yet not find a couple more to insure national defence?

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More like its really £2 Billion per day.
That being the amount that thieving MPs fiddle on expenses...?
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Re: Defence Cuts
« Reply #3 on: October 27, 2008, 06:19:50 PM »
Its because they've brought Mandleson back. The government is having to create a legal fees reserve fund so that he can 'clear his name' when all these 'interesting' conversations with foreign businessmen during his time as trade comissioner come to light.

Unfortunately, given his character Gordo has had no choice but to set a massive reserve aside to cover this imminent problem.
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Re: Defence Cuts
« Reply #4 on: October 27, 2008, 06:20:58 PM »
I'd hang him for 50p... and provide my own rope...  whistle:
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