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Mar 28th 2011, 4:18 pm

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Anyone wanna buy a boat?

The aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal is up for sale on the Ministry of Defence's auction website.

Wonder if I could get a First Boat Owners Grant for it?

Mar 28th 2011, 4:38 pm

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Re: Anyone wanna buy a boat?

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The aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal is up for sale on the Ministry of Defence's auction website.

Wonder if I could get a First Boat Owners Grant for it?

I will give you a banana and a head of lettuce for it.

Mar 28th 2011, 5:23 pm

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I will give you a banana and a head of lettuce for it.

Thats a pretty high offer for an old boat!!!

Mar 28th 2011, 8:10 pm

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Re: Anyone wanna buy a boat?

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Originally Posted by Pollyana

The aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal is up for sale on the Ministry of Defence's auction website.

Wonder if I could get a First Boat Owners Grant for it?

I'd buy her if I could

Mar 28th 2011, 8:14 pm

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I'd buy her if I could

I suppose its an alternative method of getting to Australia - arrive here in style

Mar 28th 2011, 8:41 pm

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Re: Anyone wanna buy a boat?

Do you get the feeling that the UK is having a closing down sale?

Mar 28th 2011, 11:07 pm

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Re: Anyone wanna buy a boat?

Why don't they sell it to Libya, Brit subs could use a bit of target practice ,it's been a while

Mar 28th 2011, 11:13 pm

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Re: Anyone wanna buy a boat?

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I suppose its an alternative method of getting to Australia - arrive here in style

At three feet to the gallon it's not a cheap option.

Mar 29th 2011, 12:10 am

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The aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal is up for sale on the Ministry of Defence's auction website.

Wonder if I could get a First Boat Owners Grant for it?

I really worry about the future of the UK when I read things like this - and I am being serious

Mar 29th 2011, 12:49 am

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I really worry about the future of the UK when I read things like this - and I am being serious

I agree, how f**king sad a once great country is auctioning its only aircraft carrier online? I mean really, how low can a country go?

Mar 29th 2011, 1:01 am

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I agree, how f**king sad a once great country is auctioning its only aircraft carrier online? I mean really, how low can a country go?

It is truly sad - and the people there should be genuinely worried about their ability to be defended

Here's some more:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...cuts-bite.html

Mar 29th 2011, 1:06 am

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It is truly sad - and the people there should be genuinely worried about their ability to be defended

Here's some more:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...cuts-bite.html

Sad it maybe, but even after the cutbacks, the UK will still be in the top three or four, probably only behind the US and China in terms of defence spending.

Mar 29th 2011, 1:12 am

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Sad it maybe, but even after the cutbacks, the UK will still be in the top three or four, probably only behind the US and China in terms of defence spending.

Then what are they spending it on?

Carriers - gone
Assault ship - gone
Frigates, destroyers - gone
Harriers - gone
Nimrod - gone
Sentinel - gone after Afghanistan (state of the art, brand new planes)
They are planning to only have 50 operational Challenger 2 tanks
etc

Yet they still have the Red Arrows and bands marching round Buckinghuge palace

What a mess

Mar 29th 2011, 1:21 am

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It's an interesting question, but the defence budget is still huge by global standards. Personally I would like to see defence spending set at 4% of GDP and never allowed to go below that. It won't happen though