Better to share Britain’s second carrier

In our era of austerity, governments are having to consider a range of hitherto unthinkable cuts.

Few areas are more sensitive than defence, as was signalled so clearly by the British press this autumn in their emotive coverage of the last voyage of the aircraft carrier, HMS Ark Royal.

Defence cuts do however give governments the opportunity to pursue radical ideas, which could open the way to a new age of defence co-operation.

This might include sharing an aircraft carrier with Nato, France or America.

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