Royal Yacht

[Captain Nemesis]

We seemed to have no problem making large arms sales to all sorts of despicable people around the world.

 

[IT Minion]

Nothing to do with state aid or the EU. It's a public procurement deal we signed last year with the WTO which gives the UK access to 1.3 trillion in overseas Govt procurement.
It excludes defence contracts and as this ship is going to be managed and crewed by the Navy, that could potentially be used as a loophole, alternatively they could base the hull design on a type 32 destroyer.

Nobody knows the outcome yet so I wouldn't waste to much time howling at the moon.

Building it on a type 32 hull would be the opposite of saving money. But pushing it back a decade will allow it to be quietly cancelled, so that'd be ok.

 

[Captain Nemesis]

Build it on an Astute class hull....

 

[Notch7]

Wasn't that the whole point of brexit?

No

There was no point.

 

[Notch7]

Harry and Meghan should be able to use the Royal yacht.

 

[crystal ball]

Build it on an Astute class hull....

The thought of an Astute surfacing in Murmansk harbour to promote trade makes me chuckle

 

[ellal]

I hear there's a couple of ships in Portsmouth that would suffice in showing the direction the UK is heading...

The Warrior for starters...

And then when it really goes full tilt the 'victory' is more the likely sign of the times...

Wales of course could chip in with a coracle for William when his grandma pops her clogs.

 

[Mottie]

I hear there's a couple of ships in Portsmouth that would suffice in showing the direction the UK is heading...

I saw this boat in Portsmouth. It’s not yours is it?

 

[SirGalahad]

Well there will be an abundance of sailors to man the ship.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...erendum-fishing-betrayal-newlyn-b1867151.html

‘Stitched up and sold out’: UK’s fishing crews outraged at Brexit betrayal five years after referendum

 

[Captain Nemesis]

‘Stitched up and sold out’: UK’s sensible crew outraged at the stupidity of leave voters five years after referendum

 

[Mottie]

‘Stitched up and sold out’: UK’s sensible crew outraged at the stupidity of leave voters five years after referendum

Is that the 20% that didn’t have time to sell off their quota's?

 

[Captain Nemesis]

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