Nearly 2 decades of #austerity, plus selling off military training areas for housing developments...

'US jibes at Royal Navy are uncomfortable because they have substance'

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/01/us-royal-navy-jibes-are-uncomfortable-because-they-have-substance-pete-hegseth

Gen Sir Gwyn Jenkins: 'Speaking to the Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet on Monday, he said: “According to the defence investigation that was completed last year, I will be ready for war by the end of this decade.”'

#UK #military #politics #ukpol #defence #RoyalNavy #navy