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Britain
Boris Johnson announces plan to restore UK to ''foremost naval power in Europe''
2020-11-20
A worthy goal, though I’m not sure how steep the competition for the honour is.
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Posted by:Fred

#8  Foremost naval power to do ...what? Defend the Falklands again?
Posted by: magpie   2020-11-20 19:16  

#7  Hey they've already brought back sodomy & the lash ...
Posted by: Claviling Gurly-Brown8856   2020-11-20 11:20  

#6  We'll also bring back the Impress service!

Press gang the welfare leaches. It's a twofer.
Posted by: One Eyed Snusoper4309   2020-11-20 10:52  

#5  "I need 13 frigates just to carry my balls."

Admiral Nelson, 1798.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2020-11-20 10:12  

#4  And how are they going to afford this? They can barely afford their fancy new aircraft carrier.
Posted by: DarthVader   2020-11-20 08:44  

#3  
"We'll also bring back the Impress service! All but EU émigrés to be ganged up and sent to sail."
Posted by: Dron66046   2020-11-20 05:15  

#2  Boris is a liar.

For start: 8 Type 26 and 5 Type 31 "peacful warhips" were already to be bought. Type 32 no one knows what it is, it is not even vaporware.
Posted by: Thorong Grundy1520   2020-11-20 04:49  

#1  At the same time you're bending over for the EU with the dragged out Brexit negotiations? Right.
Posted by: Raj   2020-11-20 00:46  

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