Herald: "Fly The Flag For City's Naval Base"

[soleil]

http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/news/Fly-flag-city-s-Naval-base/article-2650248-detail/article.html

http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/defence/Tell-city-best-Navy/article-2650514-detail/article.html

 

[soleil]

http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/news/Devonport-lies-heart-national-security-sea-blind-Britons-don-t-realise/article-2655115-detail/article.html

 

[Passed-over_Loggie]

Should the aircraft carriers — which many feel should be based in Plymouth rather than Portsmouth

The big spanner in that works will always be;

That and Pompey's closeness to London. I also think that Pompey would close over CE DSDA's dead body!

 

[tiddlyoggy]

POL,
Agree with you totally, proximity to London and shopping for admiral's wives will always be put before strategic value.

 

[soleil]

POL,
Agree with you totally, proximity to London and shopping for admiral's wives will always be put before strategic value.

Or their husbands, Tiddly.

 

[tiddlyoggy]

Fair one Sol!