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Originally Posted by Tuftus
I like Clegg, he has some good ideas, don't like the idea of losing our nuclear deterrant though.
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Well, luckily for you, the Lib Dems are
not proposing that we lose our nuclear deterrent
They say:
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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No expensive like-for-like replacement of Trident does not equal no nuclear deterrent whatsoever. They are
not proposing unilateral disarmament.
They think that instead of committing now to a hugely expensive like-for-like replacement of Trident, we should instead extend the lifespan of the current system, while holding a proper defence review to look at (hopefully) cheaper & more appropriate alternatives.
Links I posted in the previous thread regarding the views of some Generals on Trident:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle7103318.ece
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/com...cle7103196.ece
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Originally Posted by Product 13
This made me laugh though. 
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Classic television
---------- Post added at 01:17 ---------- Previous post was at 01:14 ----------
Guardian Comment is Free - TV debate: a cross between Songs of Praise and Over the Rainbow
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Originally Posted by Charlie Brooker at The Guardian
TV debate: a cross between Songs of Praise and Over the Rainbow
If the leadership debates were supermarkets – which they're not – ITV's would be Tesco, Sky's would be Morrisons, and the BBC's offering would be Waitrose. The ITV debate felt like a 1990s gameshow whose rules required Alastair Stewart to bellow "Mr Clegg!", "Mr Brown!" or "Mr Cameron!" every thirty seconds; the Sky studio was a poky black cave cluttered with discarded British Airways tail fins and dwarfed by an immense Sky logo. With its mix of cavernous space and high-tech backdrops, the BBC debate resembled a cross between Songs of Praise and current Saturday night talent-show splurge Over the Rainbow: I half expected the loser to hand his shoes to Dimbleby at the end before jetting off into the sky on a rocket-powered podium.
(snip)
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