£70 Billion for Trident replacement
Posted by: Rasher on 14 March 2007
Blimey!
I just can't imagine why this sort of expense on nuclear weapons can be justified when so many better things can be done with the money, except of course that the government don't seem to be able to improve things no matter how much they have to spend on things.
If all nuclear equipped countries spent their defence budget on tackling global warming, or cancer, wouldn't we all be a lot better off? We live in a very sad f***ed-up world.
Posted on: 23 March 2007 by BigH47
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Couldn't the British government just tax rich people more? You'd soon have the 70 billion quid, and nobody gets hurt.
We'd have to get the tory government out first!
Posted on: 23 March 2007 by Deane F
What about Scotland? Got to be worth at least 70 billion. Give the right of first refusal to the Scots, then open the bidding. (Make sure that whoever buys it agrees to have no military.)
70 billion quid - and no one gets hurt.
Posted on: 23 March 2007 by Diode100
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Originally posted by Deane F:
What about Scotland? Got to be worth at least 70 billion. Give the right of first refusal to the Scots, then open the bidding. (Make sure that whoever buys it agrees to have no military.)
70 billion quid - and no one gets hurt.
Good idea, & not a bad price, but the buyer would have to agree to take back all their home grown politicians (frankly, we've had more than enough of the a$$holes); and of course we'd want to retain the hunting rights, and also the sub-surface mineral rights as well, just in case there is anything worth having left.
Posted on: 23 March 2007 by u5227470736789439
Scotland for £70 Billion! More like £7 if some one would accept responsibility for the pointless politicians it continues to produce...
Yes give Ecosse and its people, including sly politicians complete independence whether the populace of that fair land want it or not!
Fredrik
PS: More liberally democatically let us just have a referendum across the whole of the UK and let the majority have the way.
Posted on: 23 March 2007 by Deane F
What about getting rid of the entire speculative derivatives market - along with the derivatives traders?
That should save at least 70 billion quid - and nobody gets hurt!
Posted on: 23 March 2007 by Ian G.
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Originally posted by Fredrik_Fiske:
PS: More liberally democatically let us just have a referendum across the whole of the UK and let the majority have the way.
Only if you agree to a referendum across the same populace on whether to scrap Radio 3 and subsidies for classical orchestras
Posted on: 23 March 2007 by Deane F
The outcome of referenda are highly variable. Because they are single-issue based, their outcomes have been shown to be easily affected by the amount of education that is thrown at the electorate before the referendum.
In other words, whoever has the money to bankroll the best campaign will buy their desired outcome.
So, no more or less democratic than what is already in place.
Posted on: 23 March 2007 by u5227470736789439
Dear Ian,
I have axe to grind with the Scots! Only the Politicians that come and then rule the whole of UK... Badly!
ATB from Fredrik
Posted on: 24 March 2007 by u5227470736789439
Edited Version!
Dear Ian,
I have NO axe to grind with the Scots! Only the Politicians that come and then rule the whole of UK... Badly!
ATB from Fredrik
Posted on: 24 March 2007 by Ian G.
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Originally posted by Fredrik_Fiske:
Edited Version!
Dear Ian,
I have NO axe to grind with the Scots! Only the Politicians that come and then rule the whole of UK... Badly!
ATB from Fredrik
I'm sure with our shared Viking blood, axe grinding was a traditional bonding exercise.
Damn now I have to try to find out where the phrase comes from ....
Posted on: 24 March 2007 by u5227470736789439
I can just imagine it! Fred and Ian in silly [Pythonesque] headgear at the grindstone cheweing the cud, sharpening our Axes!
That made me smile! Fredrik
Posted on: 27 March 2007 by Chris Kelly
The current standoff with Iran shows what a powerful deterrent Trident is!
