http://www.savetheroyalnavy.org/royal-navy-warship-numbers-falling-off-a-cliff/ … I think you'll find that John Major is the winner there. But don't let facts stop you.
Corbyn mentions size of RN fleet...this from a party that slashed ships, bases and manpower from the snr service at an unprecedented rate!
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Yes there were large cuts in 1990s as part of the peace dividend at close of cold war, but labour cut frigate and destroyers from 35-25 1/2
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You're not sounding so clear cut now. Probably not a winning argument, is it?
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Massive reductions in UK defence capability since 2010, too.
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Corbyn's a decent guy but, your lot are callous.
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Now that's not quite true is it? with shite like that I assume you are a Tory?
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If they weren't planning to waste £120B on WMDs we'd have money for more kit, better pay & conditions for personnel AND be more secure.
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Are you talking about the conservative government down sizing the armed forces
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Maggie Thatcher privatised RNAD Coulport, home of the Trident missiles, just to put the civil service unions in their place
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Thats right Jeannie. Andrew is dragging up the past, ignoring the present of carriers with no aircraft and less frigates than promised.pic.twitter.com/Q2AWfI2fb3
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Err no, John Major.. Captain Slasher.
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The new aircraft carriers can only operate one type of aircraft so can't co-fly any other. Not the brightest of decisions was it
#GE2017
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Well Mr Bowie you walked right into that little storm, that's what happens when you talk utter pish!!
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Oh you mean the defensive review that the tories held after 2008, Yeah that's due to TORIES!
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oh. when?
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The hypocrisy grows I can't imagine an increase in the size of the fleet or any of the Forces under a Corbyn SDSR! They'd be redundant.
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It wasn't his call at the time though, was it? Blair, Thatcher's little helper...
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Unprecedented until the tories kept it going...
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"Fight all cuts. Except for those in the armed forces where we'd like to see a few more cuts". Jeremy Corbyn MP
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