Gerard Batten on the cuts in the Royal Navy

mkpdavies · 08-01-2007, 02:28 PM

http://www.ukip.org/ukip_news/gen12.php?t=1&id=2809

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THE SCUTTLING OF THE ROYAL NAVY - LABOUR'S SHAME

The Treasury under Gordon Brown plans to cut Britain’s Royal Navy to such an extent that the service will be simply unable to defend our national, trade and maritime interests.

It is a measure of how low the Labour Government has brought this country that if the recently announced cuts are made the French Navy will be bigger, stronger and better equipped that the British Navy. Nelson must be spinning in his grave.

This Government holds our armed forces in contempt. The Government expects them to risk their lives in far-flung theatres of war, while the under-funded and ill-equipped army is expected to live in slums, the RAF is being decimated and now the Royal Navy is to lose half its already inadequate number of vessels.

Labour wastes literally billions of pounds every year on the costs of membership of the European Union, bogus asylum seekers, benefits to Eastern European migrants, unjustified payouts and thousands of non jobs for bureaucrats.

The Government should immediately substantially increase the defence budget, stop these cuts and look to review upwards defence spending based on a long overdue analysis of our real national interests and defence needs.

This strategy fits into the Government's long-term plans to reduce and merge the British armed forces into a European Union defence force that will not be able to act independently of the European Union. Destroying our wonderful and proven regiments to fit into EU regional forces is part of this. The intention is to reduce Britain to the status of a European region with no capability for independent defence.

The first duty of a government is to defend its people. The British Government is now failing to this with any measure of competence or sincerity. It is vital to put our national interests first again.

tito · 08-01-2007, 03:54 PM

A Navy worse than the French?

God save us all.

Chip · 08-01-2007, 05:12 PM

Why not? We have a worse socialist government than them.

Westcountryman · 08-01-2007, 05:13 PM

With the ongoing fight in Iraq and growing instability in the Middle East, this is definitely the worst time to cut back the Royal Navy.

Hereward77 · 08-01-2007, 10:43 PM

"Military men are dumb, stupid animals to be used as pawns for foreign policy."

Dr. Henry Kissinger, US foreign policy chief (1969-1977); member of the Trilateral Commission, Bilderberg Group and Council on Foreign Relations.

Westcountryman · 08-01-2007, 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Hereward77

"Military men are dumb, stupid animals to be used as pawns for foreign policy."

Dr. Henry Kissinger, US foreign policy chief (1969-1977); member of the Trilateral Commission, Bilderberg Group and Council on Foreign Relations.

Those "dumb pawns" (sic) have saved our asses on numerous occasions.

Chris Cassidy · 09-01-2007, 05:02 AM

Well said modernUKIP, also, those ' dumb pawns ' must be some of the bravest people to ever live.

Hereward77 · 09-01-2007, 04:23 PM

Such things as bravery and patriotism are not the prime concerns of your average elitist one-worlder. This is the cynical mentality we are dealing with.

This-England · 09-01-2007, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Chip

Why not? We have a worse socialist government than them.

Thanks to their Socialist government they still have Nationalised ship yards where they can build their ships.
If the larger carriers the RN are supposed to be getting are to be built it will be in France.

This-England · 09-01-2007, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Chip

Why not? We have a worse socialist government than them.

The average Neo-Conservative is in many ways less Patriotic than the average Socialist these days.

08-01-2007, 05:13 PM	#4 (permalink)
Westcountryman Uber Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: The Westcountry. Posts: 5,922 Party: None	With the ongoing fight in Iraq and growing instability in the Middle East, this is definitely the worst time to cut back the Royal Navy. __________________ Manus haec inimica tyrannis ense petit placidam sub libertate quietam - "This hand of mine, which is hostile to tyrants, seeks by the sword quiet peace under liberty."

08-01-2007, 10:43 PM	#5 (permalink)
Hereward77 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,159	"Military men are dumb, stupid animals to be used as pawns for foreign policy." Dr. Henry Kissinger, US foreign policy chief (1969-1977); member of the Trilateral Commission, Bilderberg Group and Council on Foreign Relations. __________________ "The social experiment in China under Chairman Mao's leadership is one of the most important and successful in history." David Rockefeller, New York Times, August 10, 1973

09-01-2007, 04:23 PM	#8 (permalink)
Hereward77 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,159	Such things as bravery and patriotism are not the prime concerns of your average elitist one-worlder. This is the cynical mentality we are dealing with. __________________ "The social experiment in China under Chairman Mao's leadership is one of the most important and successful in history." David Rockefeller, New York Times, August 10, 1973

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08-01-2007, 03:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
tito Uber Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Pembrokeshire Posts: 3,035	A Navy worse than the French? God save us all.

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Chip Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: North West UK Posts: 548	Why not? We have a worse socialist government than them.

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Chris Cassidy Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Manchester Posts: 94	Well said modernUKIP, also, those ' dumb pawns ' must be some of the bravest people to ever live.