Comments by "Stu McGoo" (@VanderlyndenJengold) on "What is the strength of the Royal Navy?" video.

@Ogee4life Don't blame Blair, he set in motion the two QE aircraft carriers, and the Conservatives wanted to mothball the second. Conservatives axed carriers as soon as they got in govt after 2010, Illustrious and Ark Royal were axed before the QE class came in. The Ark Royal 5 years early! Illustrious was to be preserved yet it was chopped up. HMS Ocean was sold just 4 years after a major refit. Defence spending still isn't as high as it was under Blair in real terms, despite recent spending. Look at the size of the army. Troops cut. Still, if you want to spend on military something else has to go, usually. We have to fight alongside others these days unless we face a small foe.
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