I'm attracted by some strengths of the French model, but their "spend efficiency" (ie Military Purchasing Power Parity) is still about 1/3 more 'value for money' than ours - … (View Post)

In my view - well, yes that's ABO, but our current Right-of-Tory (and bits of Tory too) parties have nothing but fear and loathing to keep their support on side. So there is a requirement for sc… (View Post)

On the question of frigates, they are quite rapidly being built, but the existing ones are fucked, They are fucked because of smaller orders built more slowly than planned (thanks, Treasury) which me… (View Post)

Don't you "hedge" "lays" in political betting? (View Post)

I think the problem with that is that we are perhaps 80% no longer allies of the USA. And there is a modest chance that we may be allies again when Trump has gone and if the USA recovers to some exte… (View Post)