Japan runs a significantly larger navy than we do. Nevertheless, I agree - we should think far more industry-first. We don't get capital spending in this country and bugger about it with it all … (View Post)

It's 55/45 in favour of staying out if the Euro and Schengen are on the table, and that's before any campaign begins. FWIW, I think Rejoin could win by something like 63-37 if it were on th… (View Post)

The LDs would be some of the worst people to make the case for Rejoin. Pomposity would ooze from every pore. (View Post)

That's another good point. "Back in the day" we had uber-commercial shipbuilding to smooth the load. And it was normal for yards to do both military and civilian contracts. (View Post)

There's a good bet on Betfair of Labour getting above 43.5% of the vote at c.1.33, or at least it was earlier today. That's real value, I think. (View Post)