In 1946, the then Labour (Socialist), (Communist), call them what you will, Prime Minister, Clemment Atley ,swore to destroy Portsmouth Dockyard as a Naval base and Referbishment Centre in favour of Chatham Dockyard in Kent.
In WW2 "Pompey" was instrumental in sending ships to sink the Scharnhorst. It also deployed vessels to end the Bismark. It patrolled the Channel and stopped many a German Suface raider from getting into the Thames and intimidated the German Luftwaffe enough to make Hitler think that invasion of the British Isles would be impossible without the destruction of the Royal Navy.
So is it that a fair few destroyers were engaged in the Battle of The Atlantic, as well as escorting convoys to Ark Angel in Murmansk in Stalinist Russia, Food, clothing and gasolene supplies to the beleagered garrison and populace of Malta, as well as supplying food, ammunition and other stuffs to Britains fighting forces and is stiil seen as a demoracy. Or something else??.
2007-01-05 07:51:38 · 5 answers · asked by grandpapidood 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
This is just about typical of this government of service dodgers,pacifists and cowards,they have sold our country in every other way so they may as well scrap our armed forces and let anybody who wants this once great country have it,and the pathetic bastards who run it!
2007-01-05 08:00:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes didn't you know this Government can fight a war but doesn't need anything as stupid as bases to back up the Arab fodder sorry I ment well equipped troops.....Maybe the British nation should wise up to the bunch of d*ckheads ruining this County and tell them to sort it out...I have a old saying I work in Transport now "if you are going to ask something of a driver then you need a driver to tell him not a wet faced little pr*ck without a clue"......
2007-01-05 20:44:11 · answer #2 · answered by 284561 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The armed forces are now a business, run by civilians!
The tasks the RN need to do are still much the same as they ever were, but they cant afford to man the ships....so they decide to close the base!
If you ask me.. they have their priorities totally **** about face..
We need this dockyard to stay open! we need Plymouth to stay open...
what happens IF we ever have the misfortune to 'go to war' in this country? i know we are fighting in Iraq etc, but i mean, these shores are at risk...
where do we find our manpower then??
I'm 100% convinced the the Forces are just a financial commodity now. its shameful!
2007-01-06 02:48:08 · answer #3 · answered by tiny_lou1965 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Close more military establishments, save more money.Spend the savings on social security and at the same time go to war. What a completely stupid thing to do. How can you sleep at night Tony Blair?
2007-01-05 08:57:09 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
do you think that will happen, can't imagine the pompey ra's will be chuffed about that extra travel from guzz, which will be the only dockyard left.
2007-01-05 07:55:03 · answer #5 · answered by Troubled Joe(the ghost of) 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋