Where to start ???
1 . The bulk of the defence budget blown on Aircraft carriers ? Dont think so. The carriers are currently expected to cost £6 billion.. Total defence budget is somewhere in the region of £40 billion. ( not including development costs of the new Lightning fighter which is funded seperately (paid to the USA !!)
2.Independant Scotland to decimate defence spending ?? Er Naw ! Estimate for the new Scottish DEFENCE FORCE is to be £2.5 - £3 Billion, roughly what our pro rata contribution is at present & significantly MORE when you count the cost of the UKs weapons of mass destruction programme.
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3. The new Scottish defence plan would include having TWO Air bases in Scotland. The UK are reducing it to ONE under the strategic defence review.
4. The Nuclear base at Faslane WILL NOT be closed & all the jobs lost , despite what operation fear would have us believe. It will be used as the main base for our Naval Protection fleet & Defence HQ.
As for your jibe about low cost amazon type jobs ?? Yes these companies are guilty of shabby re-imbursement of their workforce at times........... But have you met THE TORIES ?? you know , the party who have overseen ( & encouraged in some instances) a massive rise in the amount of ZERO HOUR contracts with Minimum rights for workers !