Britain to slash defense spending by 8 percent

[marmar]

from the BBC:



Harrier jump jets, the Navy's flagship HMS Ark Royal and planned Nimrod spy planes have been axed and 42,000 forces jobs will go by 2015, the PM has said.

Unveiling the strategic defence review, David Cameron said defence spending would fall by 8% over four years.

The RAF and Navy will lose 5,000 jobs each, the Army 7,000 and the Ministry of Defence 25,000 civilian staff.

Axing the Harrier and Ark Royal means no planes will be able to fly from British aircraft carriers until 2019.

Mr Cameron opened his Commons' statement by denying the review was simply a "cost saving exercise", saying it was a "step change in the way we protect this country's security interests". ...........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11570593

[maxsolomon]

1. HOW DARE THEY!

don't they know that this is the first step towards instituting Sharia law in Kansas?

[Boudica the Lyoness]

2. Not the Ark Royal

How are we going to rule the waves?

[truebrit71]

5. That's okay, Camerwrong can just waive the rules and PRETEND that we're still GREAT Britain..

...glad to see him further lock in his one-term stint as PM...

[Boudica the Lyoness]

6. Well said

:)

[Barack_America]

3. But then how will they help us attack Iran?

[DavidDvorkin]

4. Sad that it took the Tories to do it.