First Sea Lord's appeal for more funding for the RN

I can't see it on any of the newsfeeds yet, but I just heard on Radio 4that First, Adm Band, at a lunch for journalists, stated that we need an extra £1B per annum to keep the flotilla running.

Be interested to see how it's reported later in the day, but that was just a headline on the 1500 news.

 

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Call me Mr Cynical, but by the time NuLab get hold of it, the announcement will have been transformed into "The Navy needs to make cost savings of £1B per annum to keep the flotilla running."

 

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I just heard it on the BBC news too Karma, it's not been "adjusted" yet. Good on the Admiral, I would like to hear and read exactly what he did say though. The story seems a bit slow to appear in words.

 

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on bbc news 24 at 1615.

got pi**ed off with some journo-puke.

that'll be another courrt martial convened by the rose tinted BLIAR

 

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Seems he told the PM and Chancellor that if they give him the money for two carriers he'll "get off their backs".
If true - Good on him!
(Radio 4 News headlines 1700Z)
2BM

 

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Just heard same - alleged quote "give me two carriers for just under a billion and I'll get off your back"

 

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Just found this on the BBC web site from yesterday - I wonder if it prompted 1SLs comments today?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6363385.stm

 

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1SL's press release 16 Feb 07

 

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I was told the defence budget is being CUT by £1billion next year.

 

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Is it only me that thinks that whilst the 1SL criticising his political masters for under-investment is welcome; it is somewhat hypocritical when RNR contributors on here have recently been accused of lacking loyalty by our superiors when making similar comments with regard to investment.

 

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Wait for the smell of the farmyard from the M.O.D. / spew labour on this one. I just can’t wait!

 

Navy needs extra £1bn - Admiral

Linky

 

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BBC http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6369655.stm

 

Threads merged, slight title edit to prevent further duplication of threads.

 

Perhaps I`m reading this wrong, the Admiral says he did not ask for £1 Billion pounds per year , the BBC says that he did, what do we make of that? and shouldnt this thread be in the Fleet?

 

1800 news on BBC said that Admiral asked for " 2 carriers and a £billion" no mention of a billion a year!

 

Further to chieftiff's last, from the BBC linked earlier

No mention of 'per annum' there. So the BBC and the Admiral are not (from current info) in disagreement on what was said.

 

£1B per annum... eighteen pounds, bloody hell are things that tight? Let's have a whip around.

 

If you read my post i did say the the Admiral did not ask for that amount. He wrote his bit and stated that. But to deny it, then someone must have said it, thats the bit that gets confusing.

 

Whatever He said it took guts from his position to say it - it needed saying so good on him for trying! Now lets back the man!