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Originally Posted by Chris
Alan Johnson's making a complete arse of himself on Newsnight at the moment, valiantly claiming that Gord 'won' the debate 'on substance'.
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Johnson's always quite good at that IMO...
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Originally Posted by Tony.
Hmmmmm After watching the debate I have become for the first time more interested in the Lib Dems  However as an Ex Soldier I am very concerned about our Nuclear Deterrent. I firmly believe we need this and should keep it. Just googled to try and find out what their stance on this is and found this:-
Source:- http://network.libdems.org.uk/manife...2010_world.pdf
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Well, they don't say anywhere "We will totally scrap the UK's nuclear deterrent". They say they rule out spending insane amounts of money on a like-for-like replacement for Trident, and they will "hold a full
defence review to establish the best alternative for Britain’s future
security."[/QUOTE]
http://www.libdems.org.uk/defence.aspx
http://www.libdems.org.uk/siteFiles/...%20Defence.pdf
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Originally Posted by Lib Dem's on Defence
No to like-for-like Trident. Full-scale Trident is a Cold War system intended for a by-gone age. It is unnecessary and, at £100bn over a lifetime, it is unaffordable. We will hold a full defence review to establish the best alternative for Britain’s future security.
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http://network.libdems.org.uk/manife...festo_2010.pdf
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Originally Posted by Lib Dem Manifesto
• Saying no to the like-for-like replacement of the Trident nuclear
weapons system, which could cost £100 billion. We will hold a full
defence review to establish the best alternative for Britain’s future
security.
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